I totally agree with the sentiments of your post with one minor exception. I believe Rupert Lowe steadfastly and totally believed that what he felt was good for Saints was best, however, he was exceptionally misguided in that view.
He wasn't some all encompasing evil, he wasn't out to ruin us, he was just completely arrogant, self absorbed and eccentric, and in the end we suffered for that. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.