Since the thread had almost 200 replies when I pung it out, I took the article at face value. It certainly pays to read all the thread first. I still haven't read it. So the entire article and emails were bogus, then. Well, when I have a time, I'll have to read the whole dang thing.
http://www.catholicleague.org/
This is the official website of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. The link to the press release is mounted prominently on the default page and dated November 9th. I don't think this is bogus.
Frank