to the moderators: your premise is that, because Rav Ovadia is a great Possek and, according to some, godol hador, you must accept everything he says. Wrong. In halacha- I must bow to the Poskim who know more than me. In “milei d’alma” -daily matters-, I have no such duty. And ,regardless of your assertion, Rav Ovadia’s description of Rav Stav is deeply offensive. One can disagree with the politics without branding the other side as sinners.
Precisely the point. One can disagree with Rav Ovadia without saying woe is to him who taught him Torah.
And you’re incorrect that this is a matter outside the purview of the Torah.