He surely knows about him and may be feeding him: the cat is ALWAYS in the churchyard. I am tempted to wait and see when Laurel returns.  I cannot spend the next 20 years chasing him at 10 am every morning for his breakfast and safety. Time to let go a bit of fear and controling the cat. I fear he will get abducted.

My secret hope is he is turning into a bit of a church cat on the side...The doors are often open at that church.