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Spoiler: His sisters blood was upon him. And he accepted this as an acceptable loss in his progress to be a great wizard. Did he plan to kill her - certainly not; but he was the one who pulled the trigger, who cast the curse. Dumbledore states that he is not certain that he was not the one who killed her, so it is certain that he did. He would have looked at his wand after the duel and known the spells it cast, if he was innocent he would have been sure and said so... are we supposed to believe he never tried to find if it was he who killed her? Are we supposed to believe if the German wizard had been the killer he would not have sought vengence - but instead hid from him in shame until the last moment (causing many more deaths because again he would not do his duty)?
No. Her blood was on his hands... and he was sorry and everything, and he didnt mean it... but why should her murder stop his great career? What is one little idiot girl compared to the Great Dumbledore and all that he can do? So she was cast aside... he would not admit it to Harry because he was a liar all his life and so a liar in spirit he remained. For the sake of her honour he should have admitted the crime, and accepted punishment... but no - he was a great wizard, and the poor girl under the stairs was already gone... so cast her aside, feed her to the wolves.
Being serious, no - he wasnt as cruel as Voldemort, and he did not seek to actively kill for power or sadism... but he was more than happy to throw a few innocents to the lions if it fitted into his bigger picture. He was more than happy to send Harry to fight Voldemort because he didnt have the heart to fight him (or course he knew his supposed "skill" was really only down to the Elder wand).
Snape's blood is upon him, and so are many of the children in the school... but nothing stands out like the sororicide. Any good, whatever he achieved in his career, is nothing to this crime. The murder of his sister and his refusal to face his sin consumes anything else he did, any good.
Dumbledore was not as bad as Voldemort certainly - but they shared a bond, the father killer and the sister killer. Maybe they should lie together at the same cross roads.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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