We're ostriches and the whole world is sand.
Ease off the martyr throttle.
He wasn't evil as much as magnificently innocent of any kind of morality.
So. You get handed a holy sword by an archangel, told to go fight the forces of evil, and you somehow remain an atheist. Is that what you're saying?
See? This is why I'm not religious. I couldn't possibly keep my mouth shut long enough to get along with everyone else.
Caring about someone isn't complicated. It isn't easy. But it isn't complicated, either. Kinda like lifting the engine block out of a car.