Commentary As Christmas tree displays across the United States have been destroyed by arson, officials in the European Commission have gone even further, undertaking what the Vatican decries as the “cancellation of Europe’s Christian roots.” In its recently published “Union of Equality” document (pdf), the European Commission demanded that the Commission employees use “gender neutral” pronouns, avoid addressing audiences as “ladies and gentlemen,” and refrain from wishing each other Merry Christmas. These guidelines, part of a 30-page booklet designed to foster “inclusive communication,” elicited widespread criticism and received an unusually strong reaction from the Vatican’s highest political office. The top eurocrat behind the paper, EU Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli, issued a statement defending the already printed document as a mere work in progress. A few days after the document’s publication, European Parliament’s LGBT* Ambassador Riccardo Simonetti added insult to injury when he proudly appeared on the cover of a …