Who is Reverend Philadelphia Thrower from Seventh Son and what is their importance?

Reverend Philadelphia Thrower is the reverend of the church in the Vigor Township. He is from Scotland and a graduate from the University of Edinburgh. Thrower has a gigantic ego, and he believes that his beliefs come directly from God.... that his viewpoint is the only viewpoint. As a result, his ego gets in the way of his bonding with the people in Vigor town that he is attempting to save.