I remember reading an article in Zhihu that the man who described gay men in that religion was the naked man who was shot with an arrow and enjoyed it.

St sebastian is a Christian. Rome suppressed Christianity at that time. He was accused of being shot, but never recovered. He is regarded as a saint. This is the origin of the story.

Speaking of enjoyment?

After the Renaissance, some paintings painted the arrow of St. Sebastian elegantly, and then his beautiful body and suffering brought the aesthetic significance of sm.

Because this is a common religious allusion, just like Little Red Riding Hood was later eroticized, I think this is the result of rule 34 of the development of popular culture, rather than pornographic hints such as enjoyment from the beginning.

However, the famous Japanese writer Yukio Mishima completely eroticized this image in Confessions of a Masked Face. He wrote that when he saw San Sebastian's oil painting, he got an erection and was awakened from masochism.

He also admitted that his literary works were close to masturbation, especially in the Golden Pavilion Temple.

Perhaps in pursuit of the ultimate sexual pleasure, he later committed suicide by caesarean section.