He clearly loves "his Catholic faith" less than he loves his office.
and will continue to practice it,
Only if he gets to define the terms and conditions of his particular form of practice.
but church leaders are wrong
So much for assenting to the Church's moral authority.
to tell him and other politicians
Doesn't the Church know that politicians are above the law, including God's moral law.
not to support abortion rights."
His language is revealing, and here in lies the problem. The governor clearly advocates that all people should support the dictates he and his fellow politicos define as sacred (in this case "abortion rights"), while simultaneously rejecting all authoritative interpretations of God's law.