Nice one and Merry Christmas.
“At Bellarmine, an all-boys Catholic school in San Jose, California.” Let’s start with Bellarmine is a Jesuit College Preparatory School. I went to Fairfield Preparatory School. We never referred to it as Catholic or by Fairfield. It was Prep or Fairfield Prep.
Secondly, a non-Catholic did not take religious studies classes. They were excused from that course each and every year.
I doubt he is who he said he is.
Looking at Wikipedia, Spencer is a Melkite Greek Catholic. As I said not whom he says he is.