I speak from personal experience about gifted men who abused their power and got away with it. Their abusing me does not negate their brillance; however, they did not get a free pass from me. I had to call them on their broken shit and demand a public reckoning. The same was true of the religion I was raised in. It was a safe haven for me and protected my family from the ghetto. But a time came when that same protection became destructive and I had to leave the faith. I can acknowledge the good that religion brought to my life and still call out the bullshit that almost broke my life.
We're human, and when we acknowledge the broken places and call good folks on some of their darkness, we become more human and open the door to healing.
We can't let our emotional need for perfection blind us to the need for calling out the bad shit...
Our heroes and religions dont get a free pass because when they do, someone innocent is often paying the price...