Wow - I can't believe I missed this thread.
Anyhow, why is this news? We'd all be called fundamentalists if we all believed every story in the Bible was a historical fact.
Geez, pick up some of the writings of St. Augustine, who argues very forcefully that God didn't create the world in seven days literally, but figuratively.
It's irrelevant whether or not Jonah was really swallowed by a whale or if he even existed in the first place. The point is, the writing is inspired by God, who willed that we would come to understand how the world should work through scripture and tradition.
I take issue with the "Believe it or not" list on the website. I don't think these are excerpts ruled upon by the Church, but their way of inciting controversy by presenting scenarios that could be looked at in different ways.
Whatever. God rules. The Church will not fall.
I don't think there was any link back to the Vatican on this story, so it could easily be bunk anyway.