DY- just in case… and it’s fun, instead of the two papers I have to be writing 🙂
As far as the heter meah rabbanim goes- that’s the point. In theory, all the heter meah rabbanim is is overriding the cherem. They can do that for any reason. The point here would be convincing these 100 rabbis in a variety of countries that polygamy is a good idea. It’s a test case.