truthsharer -“It’s the entire rabbinate at stake here. If people know that their leaders act like this, they will not seek counsel, will not seek answers to questions and ultimately will just go off on their own.”
It’s not just a matter of Not going to them to seek advice – the question is now if they come out with some Kol Korays -how do you know listening to it is the right thing? Maybe Shev V’al Tasheh is better?