Tom the Baptist reminds me of Father Corapi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Corapi
Corapi was a real estate agent in Florida in the 1980s. He was into wild parties, illegal drugs, and lots of sex. He spent $10,000 on drugs. Eventually he affected his performance and his career tailspinned. He wound up a homeless man with a mental breakdown.
He blamed demons for his problems. He became a catholic. Then he entered seminary.
On May 26th, 1991, Pope John Paul II
himself ordained Corapi to the preisthood. He later earned a doctorate in dogmatic theology. He became the most popular priest on the EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network), becoming famous for his incredibly charismatic and powerful lectures.
In March 2011, an investigation began based on allegations by a former employee that he was involved in a sexual relationship with her and was using drugs. He was placed on administrative leave and left EWTN. In June 2011, he left the priesthood.
He started a new website called
The Black Sheep Dog to express his feelings about how the Catholic church treated him unjustly. He was apparently involved in sexting, owns $1 million real estate, does drugs, owns numerous motorcycles, ATVs, etc.
Tom the Baptist could be another Black Sheep Dog for all you know.