YouTube pulls Eucharist desecration videos after petition (?)

*post edited - see below*

The claim:

"Today, responding to a worldwide protest from Catholics, the internet video sharing site YouTube has removed 40 videos showing horrible desecrations of the Holy Eucharist from its site. The account of the author was also suspended.

The video removal petition was circulated by the Catholic group America Needs Fatima and 18,201 people signed it in only seven days." (Metro Catholic)

When I checked YouTube just now, however, it was clear that the author's account has not been suspended and that the videos have not been pulled.

So what gives? Did YouTube re-instate the author and videos?

I blogged this story first on Tuesday.

update, 4pm: looks like someone jumped the gun, or more accurately, YouTube pulled a bait-and-switch: first removing, then re-instating the offensive material, as Headline Bistro reports.

What a mess.