I’m not sure when he became a devout Catholic. In 2003 he admitted to having regular sex with a side piece named Michelle. Of course, he also had a wife at home that one presumes he was having sex with. So right there it’s obvious he wasn’t living up to his marriage vows. When Vanessa started divorce proceedings in December 2011, it’s possible he was up to his old tricks. They reconciled in January 2013 so maybe he got a handle on his behavior the last few years of his life, but to ascribe choir-boy characteristics to a professional athlete is disingenuous.
Re marriage vows, I would hate to have fame and fortune (already have natural good looks lol) the women must throw themselves at you. In LaJolla when the US basketball team was practicing for the olympics I saw Charles Barkley, a buddy was from Philly and Charles chatted with us for 5 minutes as he walked out with 3! beautiful women - doing his Wilt Chamberlain impersonation.