The Peacock 1576

We have since become close friends and remain in regular contact. Naturally the archbishop has advised me against nurturing this friendship with a named traitor but I prefer to follow my own counsel, as I feel directed by the Holy Spirit. Besides which, this individual, whom I refuse to identify in order to protect his privacy, is a man of deep faith and a consecrated life to the service of God. He no longer attends church, for which, under the circumstances, he cannot be blamed, but he has become something of a de facto mentor, a spiritual director to me. He is also the only person I have thus far been able to talk to who can help steer me through this convoluted labyrinth of identity and gender that I seem nowhere near exiting...