Yes, it's very interesting. Since Catholicism is not generally associated with creationism - except for a few key points, the Church leaves most details up to personal judgment - one wonders exactly why this gentleman should be targeted with such hostility. I speculate that, in addition to his not holding the line on Darwinism, they were probably after him because he would be pro-life and opposed to gay marriage.
Your average Darwinist says little about the gay agenda or the scourge of abortion. Those two topics simply don't rate the attention that the threat from Bible thumpers merits. Gotta wonder just why that is...