It baffles me that DC let characterisations like that go to print. When you stop and think about King's batman the guy is a horrible, abusive man child. He isn't a hero, isn't a father or a care taker. Just a horny child abuser with issues running around punching things . That run robbed Bruce of so much agency and goodness.
That line from Alfred should never have been allowed.
Alfred is also done dirty in that run.
Honestly King just massacred everyone especially batcat. The cherry being that it in the end everything of consequence that happened between the couple was due to Bane. What a waste and he's back again with Batcat. Lord knows what he'll do with SuperGirl.