Rav Belsky, shlita is one of the gedolei hador.
The chutzpa and disrespect shown here is beyond belief.
Does anybody here believe that we can discuss “shortcomings of rabonim” and decide for ourselves what and who is right and wrong?
Would anyone have the chutzpa to discuss the “shortcomings” of the following 20th century rabonim – Rav Moshe Feinstein zatzal, Rav Yakov Kaminetzky zatzal, Rav Aharon Kotler zatzal, Rav Yisroel Mayer Kagan zatzal (to mention just a few)?
Following das Torah does not mean you think anyone is “infallible”, but once you are given a psak by your posek, you follow it (like Rabbi Yehoshua following the psak of Rabban Gamliel re: when Yom Kippur fell out).
If your Rov / Rebbe / Dayan / Chacham / Posek doesn’t pasken like others, you are following your Rav, not being cholek with other gedolim based on your own ideas. If I don’t filter my water in NYC it’s because my posek, Rav Belsky, shlita says it’s not needed, not because “I” decided it’s not necessary. By the same token, if only Rav Belsky said a filter was needed, then I’d be obliged to be more machmir than most of the olam.
One more point about “fallability” – Emunas chachomim relies on the syato dishmayo that tzadikim have as well as their learning and secular knowledge. If you have a question or doubt, then ask your Rav, but once you have a psak – follow it.