The move comes a mere six weeks after Cardiff University's students union had to withdraw 8,000 copies of student newspaper, Gair Rhydd -- Welsh for "free word" -- and suspend its editor and three other staff after the publication became the first in the UK to print controversial cartoons of depicting the prophet Mohammed.
The Archbishop of Wales, Barry Morgan, has apologised to the Muslim Council of Wales, which accepts that the image, which appeared in Y Llan, Welsh for "the church", was "an unfortunate mistake".
Sion Brynach, spokesman for the Archbishop of Wales, said: "The Church in Wales is thoroughly investigating how this cartoon came to be reproduced in Y Llan.
"Despite the publication's small circulation, we are concerned about the possibility of causing any offence to the Muslim community in Wales -- with whom the Church in Wales has an excellent relationship -- as a result of the reproduction of this cartoon."
The image was one of which first appeared in a Danish newspaper last autumn and depicts the Prophet Mohammed sitting on a cloud with Buddha, and Christian and Jewish deities. Its republication earlier this year sparked violent protests outside Danish embassies in the Middle East.
Saleem Kidwai, general secretary of the Muslim Council of Wales, said Dr Morgan immediately apologised once he was aware the cartoon had been printed.
"The Archbishop has apologised and we have accepted that apology. I have been given to understand that the magazine has been recalled and an investigation is taking place."
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