He's saying that only those who don't enforce their religion's particular doctrines on other, non-consenting people are acting in a manner consistent with the behavior of a public servant supporting freedom of religion in a pluralistic, democratic society. He says this is true of people of all religions who would hold public office in a nation that practices religious freedom, but he specified Catholics because he is himself a Catholic.
He's also saying that, apart from the public job, a public servant is as entitled to his religious beliefs as anyone else. He can talk about them if he wants, though on his personal time, and he is also entitled not to talk about them if he wants. Because they're personal. The public has no right to dictate how a public servant practices his religion, any more than a public servant has the right to inflict his religion on the public he serves.
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