Was King Edward the Confessor gay or just very innocent?

King Edward : Gay or just very innocent?

I've been studying the book " The Life of St. Edward, King and Confessor" R.F Jerome Porter is credited as author but I think it's an old translation [1710] of Matthew Paris's book of the 1230's or 1240's. 

I've only got as far as page 18 and what I've read so far makes me wonder if this celebrated King was in fact gay. On page 4 we are told  "He was always observed to refrain those vices which youth are commonly addicted to. He was of a chaste mind, sparing of speech, plain in his actions and pure in his affections". And from page 4 to 5 we have "... and to create strict Leagues    [page 5] of friendship with such monks as were most worthy of esteem for their singular piety and holiness of life." What is more telling however is the first anecdote told after he becomes king . The King is alone in his bed and money is deposited in the "treasury" ( the chest at the bottom of bed). The chest is left open ( allegedly) and a groom takes two "helpings" of money and comes back for a third when Edward says "you've got enough". Edward does not lay the blame at the chamberlains feet and dismisses the whole incident. Immediately afterwards, the Witan implores the king to marry and he does so under duress. King Edward, having taken a secret vow of chastity, never consummates the marriage.  ( Pages 16 to 18). 

I would have thought that it was a duty of a king to ensure that he had a male heir to carry on his line but since the throne was not hereditary perhaps we can forgive him his secret vow. However I think at that time he was probably thinking that his nephews might take over the throne but really the seeds of 1066 was sown by Edward much earlier.