oh yeah, it's definitely related! and like, the way modern purity culture seems to have gone in the direction where if you're even interested in a boy then you've been unfaithful to your future husband, that kind of makes Jesus the only safe person to fantasize about!

(ahaha, I was all about "the apostle paul is my ace enemy-friend," I hadn't considered Jesus's aceness except to the extent that I kind of accidentally read everyone as ace until proven otherwise)