> Henkin “grappled’ with this question
Just guessing: maybe this was a common question among his hevrah and he thought it important to give this answer in public and explain it so that they understand.
> some do not want to write zatzal because of the damage he caused,
R Yochanan was not sure until his death whether he made a huge aveirah by asking for too little from Vespasian. Sofek on his zatzal also? what about crowds that became or stayed observant because of Rav Kook? Don’t count?