I think the high sparrow works better as a dedicated religious man. I'd actually be kind of disappointed if it turned out he was some total dbag just doing it for the power. the old high septonwas into whoring and stuff. This guy being into the same or into being rich and powerful would be lame.
I think the sparrow as a devout fanatic works best because it shows that even those with seemingly pure intentions and motivations can cause bad things if they are misguided. The militant sparrows and his septas and the walk of atonement stuff is clearly all pretty evil. But he genuinely thinks he's doing good. It'd be so ruined if he did an about face and was only faking it.
He's a devout God fearing man. It's just that he's kinda crazy and his beliefs don't include being nice to people.
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