after the Baptism massacre, he was living a "legitimate" life and public Benefactor
Speaking of the Baptism massacre, I would say it was a very powerful scene showing how immoral, ruthless and hypocritical (and in my opinion, completely worthless as a person) Michael was. Swearing to renounce his sins in the presence of a small baby at the same moment his "soldiers" blast away everybody, it's difficult to sink lower than that in terms of hypocrisy! Even if he personally didn't care about religion, still the symbolic meaning of this scene is very powerful in my opinion, it still makes me angry sometimes when I remember it.