cantoresq, To address your main point, it is necessary to break it into its two components. I agree with you it is wrong to denigrate any proper Rabbi. But as far as “refusing to recognize the greatness”, I’ll have to disagree with you. You can’t, to take R. Goren as an example again, impose on us to accept “the greatness” of someone like that. (We had a long conversation about him a number of months ago.)
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Why? But in all truth I’ll “fargin” you the subjectivity you desire. But fair is fair and you must fargin me the same subjectivity and accept my complete revulsion for R. Svei (even before he became sick and incapacitated), and still consider me a kosher Yid.