Given the screeds of Fred Phelps and Jerry Falwell (and the Catholic analogs that we all know are out there), its not entirely surprising. Given the pathetic state of catechesis, I bet you she has never heard a cogent explanation of why homosexuality is wrong but homosexuals should not be hated; why abortion is evil but that she must show compassion to women contemplating abortion as a choice of desperation
The writer of this article has certainly missed the point of Christianity. I'm not convinced its wholly her fault, though. The Church has done a poor job of communicating grace, so what she's seen sure does look a lot like hatred.
With that, I believe you have hit the nail quite squarely on the head.