Is Mel a tortured Catholic?

Washington, Nov 14: Aussie director George Miller thinks that reason why Mel Gibson behaves the way he does, is because he is the ‘classic tortured Catholic’.
Miller, who directed Gibson in his breakthrough role ‘Mad Max’, insists that though the actor/director is a wonderful person, he is wracked with guilt over his Catholic religion – something that only adds to his artistic abilities.
The result, according to the director, makes Gibson into an “incredibly sweet and lovely person with a dark side”.
"On the difficulty that he had with his drinking, I've known him to be an incredibly sweet and lovely person with a dark side," Contactmusic quoted Miller.
Miller recalled the time when he directed Gibson as a 21-year old in ‘Mad Max’, and said that even at that time, he was the epitome of the “classic tortured Catholic”.
“He was a baby out of drama school doing Shakespeare. Like everyone in those days he'd do his drugs and drinking. I've seen him angry at his family, his friends. I've seen him angry at me, I've seen him angry at his church. He's always been devout. Most of all I've seen him angry at himself. He's a classic tortured Catholic,” Miller said.
As a result, the director believes, Gibson’s dilemma is that he happens to be a “good man” who believes that he’s a sinner, and that the paradox is what makes him a great artist.
“He's a good man who thinks he's a bad man. I also think he's one of the sweetest people I've ever met and incredibly kind and generous, so that's the paradox. I think that paradox, to be honest, is what give a lot of these actors charisma. I think charisma needs that tension," the director insisted. (ANI)

(I don't know Mel, but even I think this is true)