The Rocco Buttiglione affair is in danger of getting so out of hand as to eclipse other aspects of the hearings of the future European Commissioners. The Cardinal who presides over the "Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace" of the Roman Catholic Church spoke of "rich and powerful cultural, economic and political lobbies" motivated by prejudice against all that is Christian. The reactions to this statement often took on an equally apocalyptic tone. In such cases, I prefer to stick to the...