And, for me, his being obviously gay also gave him another reason to change parishes, which is that he's trying to hide his sexuality, as well as protect Donald.
For me, when he says something along the lines of "even if you can't imagine it, there's a reasonable explanation", I took it to be the truth. In my mind, he's an older gay man giving counsel to a younger gay man, but if he were to reveal that, he would be cast out of the church, so he can only plead for understanding, which Sister A won't give him. |
