LOL, that's like saying I believe in the Catholic Church to a point, so don't confuse me with its teachings because, I have my mind made up.
I'm surprised Kerry bothers to continue to profess. As far as I can see, he's a functional materialist and humanist.
OTOH, maybe he thinks that Catholicism is good for the hoi polloi and makes better polloi of them, so that they ought to be encouraged in their Catholicism -- about which, on the side, wiser heads may continue to disagree. That would make him a Straussian -- LOL! Maybe he ought to compare notes with Ambassador Keyes!