Is there a difference between the media reaction to the Danish cartoon controversy and Islamist reaction to Pope Benedict?

According to Spiegel:

But the attacks against the pope are especially grotesque. The severe criticism -- often coupled with threats of violence -- directed at the speech held last Tuesday by Benedict XVI is not just an attack on the head of the Catholic Church. The malicious twisting of the pope's words and the absurd allegations made by representatives of Islam represent a frontal attack on open religious and philosophical dialogue.

Maybe somehow people could justify the reaction to the cartoons.
But this time around, it's getting more and more obvious that the reaction is way over the top.

Maybe people are ready to go to the next level after fear--anger.

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