gay subtext? in MY priest???

jud duplenticy would've thrived as a knight in the middle ages he'd gut dozens of men in battle or even just in a blind rage at a fair damsel's whim on a random tuesday and kneel before a noble king that homoerotically admires his strength and virtue and have feverish joan of arc dreams where christ himself tells him he's god's second favorite boy and sure yeah from time to time he'd fail some tests of virtue resulting in a curse by a wise old hag or hermit and he'd momentarily go insane and tormented with visions and guilt in the forest but eventually he'd repent and learn his lesson and make it back home from his quest just in time for yuletide. but unfortunately for jud duplenticy he grew up in the 2000s (in albany??) instead so killing men during contact sports and joining catholic priesthood were his only options.

I love making people feel human and accepted. I’m not flirting with you.

blanc deciding not to give a fuck that jud has in fact killed someone in the past is so funny to me. he's like yes you are the #1 murder suspect and this case is impossible unless i for a second entertain that you did it and everyone keeps telling me you've killed someone and waiting for my reaction but i just kinda shrug and cover for you even as you lie to me and yell at me and tell me about the hate in your heart because our souls danced together in that church for a tiny moment and i know what i know and what i know is that your soul is innocent. and what blanc decides is the truth goes so the narrative is like yep mhm spot on as always mr superhero detective. your killer priest is innocent.