The cleric is right on target. Pope Paul VI started writing about artifical means in reproduction in the 1960's, way ahead of the curve. Pope benedict wrote Donum Vitae in the 1980's, what are you talking about anyway? This article is about something new, human cloning, and something old, donating ova, did you read the article before you posted?
He's probably had the same opinion for a long time. Back when Louise Brown was born, many, many Protestants took issue with IVF. At the time, a friend informed me that any child conceived outside of the womb had no soul.