Vatican Stands Firm - So far

Amid a torent of predictable outrage in the Muslim world to the Pope's speech, the Vatican issued a statement saying that no offence to Muslims was intended. Some type of climb down from the statement was expected, but it is important to note that the Vatican did not take the step of "correcting" the impression left by the Pope's speech.

So far, so good. It is vitally important to the global war against Islamofascism that the Vatican not retreat now that it has joined the battle.