He was pretty cool about it. I figured he would tell me the usual priest stuff, like don't masturbate, etc. Instead, he told me that this fetish was what made me unique and different from my peers. He told me it was my gift, and if I need to masturbate, to do it.

Depends on the Priest.
Some will accept there are a LOT of stupid rules that were only important when the book was first penned (don't masturbate, homosexuality is a sin, etc.? All because reproduction was important.) and some will cling to old rules to justify a prejudice.

And he's right. Your fetish is unique, why be embarrassed about it? I mean sure it's one thing to feel a bit iffy just blurting out "Damn check out her biceps" when your friend is checking out a girls butt. But just like I don't want my friends and family finding my regular porn. It's not a shame thing. It's just weird.

I think it's unique in the fact our fascinations really define who we are and how we live.  It's embarrassing in the fact it's hard to relate to "outsiders" and can easily be taken out of context, but like everyone else here it's just something we're naturally drawn to.

There's a lot of stuff not in the Bible that people will claim is.