Oh dear...

Nobody comes out of this story very well. Incredibly, the BBC website has it as its lead story:

"The Catholic Church has criticised Scottish prosecutors for cautioning the Celtic goalkeeper for crossing himself during a match against Rangers.
Artur Boruc was cautioned for a breach of the peace over the incident at an Old Firm match at Ibrox in February.
The Catholic Church called it "worrying and alarming" - especially as the sign of the cross was globally accepted as a "gesture of religious reverence".
The Crown Office said the gesture was provocative and caused crowd trouble.
It said the procurator fiscal had issued the caution as an alternative to prosecution.
The Crown Office said Boruc's behaviour had taken place before a crowd in the charged atmosphere of a match between Celtic and rivals Rangers.
As such it constituted a breach of the peace."

Perhaps Mr Boruc might have thought a little more carefully before winding up the Rangers fans. Perhaps the Rangers fans might have been a little less willing to be wound up. Perhaps the police might have been a little more sensible by having a quiet word, rather than reporting the matter to the Procurator Fiscal. Perhaps the PF might have sought to avoid elevating an essentially trivial matter into criminal proceedings. Perhaps the Catholic Church might have sought to avoid stirring a matter which has little to do with religion. And perhaps the BBC might have exercised more editorial sense in giving this story a prominence which it does not deserve.

Wisely:

"Neither Celtic Football Club or Rangers have commented on the cautioning."

Update:

Mr Eugenides has a fuller account of what happened. The comments on his post are significant for what they reveal about the attitudes of some in Scotland. I have already deleted one comment on my own post; this blog is not an excuse for anti-Polish or anti-Catholic remarks. Anything which I consider to be abusive will be excised. If you don't like it, tough.