Reply To: A Chief Rabbi Attends the Coronation in a Church?

I’m not sidestepping anything. I’m pointing out some facts. Exceptions have been made when dealing with highly influential people.
Here is another example. The nephew of a kohen gadol was given the right to study Greek philosophy and shave his hair like a Greek Bc of his interactions with the govt
I recognize the difference in the situations but maybe just maybe you should truly know if you are correct bf badmouthing an orthodox rav.