mdd- This wil be my last posting before yom tov so first, I wish you (and everyone else) a gut yom yov!
Second= you are sadly mistaken if this a “krum American hashkofo” (yout words) I just mentioned the chazal and I can bring you multiple examples of limud zechus, not only in chazal ,but also in recent generations- did you ever hear of the barditchever?
anyway- I am humble enough not to be judgmental of anyone. I have enough sins of my own- wich-I hope-were forgiven a few days ago!Gut yom tov!