Taking his religious statements metaphorically, and his romantic statements literally. Not believing that his jokes are also sincere.
This is how he slipped past our defenses.
A person who eats meat
wants to get his teeth into something
A person who does not eat meat
wants to get his teeth into something else
If these thoughts interest you for even a moment
you are lost.
We have seen the City of Mansoul, even as it rocked, relievedβ
Blessed are they who did not see, but being blind, believed.
- GK Chesterton, but I think LC would have agreed