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Pac-Man: you dare attack R’ Willig and R’ Lichtenstein? They are two of the biggest Rabbonim in the world! R’ Lichtenstein knows the entire Shas backwards and forwards, and is respected by Rabbonim all over the world!
R’ Willig is a posek of the highest caliber, and a respected rosh yeshiva. Maybe your Neturei Karta buddies don’t like him because he supports Israel, but that doesn’t give you the right to attack him.
I hope Hashem punishes you for the motzei shem ra you’ve said here. You deserve it.
As for Modern Orthodoxy not following their leaders, you’re completely wrong. Just because we have different leaders than you doesn’t mean we don’t listen to them. For those who don’t listen, it’s not b’shittah. As far as R’ Willig’s statement is concerned, he is correct – advice is not a psak halachah. He doesn’t say if you think a Rabbi is wrong just because you think you know better. He clearly states it’s only of the Rabbi didn’t have all the information.
As for the infallibility of Daas Torah, chareidim made it into something that it’s not. Chareidim believe that a gadol can not make a mistake. Well, guess what – they can. R’ Shmuel Kaminetzky said straight out after the whole Lipa concert fiasco that their decision was wrong, and was influenced by someone with a lot of money. Is this infallibility? Even Moshe Rabbeinu wasn’t infallible. Only Hashem is never wrong.