I dunno. The T sounds like he's encouraging you to adore him. I get an icky gut feeling from reading your post.

My T told me that it is a privilege to sit with people in their tough and intimate moments. And that she did the work because people often have more potential than they realize. I think she likes to bring the goodness out in people, and also the work is intellectually stimulating.

That answer was fine with me.

This answer that you got suggests to me that the T wants you to take some hint that he's attracted to you. "There are just some things for your safety and for ethical reasons, that I can't tell you about, can't answer for you and there are boundaries we must have."

What does that even MEAN?