 Says:  " "The viewpoints of saintly Torah authorities should never ever be subjected to ridicule."  Because ridicule might lead people to actually think about those views, rather than accept them blindly based on their having been espoused by "saintly Torah authorities." The ultimate denigration of an opinion is to place it above criticism-- it's nothing more than an admission that the opinion is not capable of surviving on its own merits. If a "saintly" authority's views can't stand a little humor, then one has to seriously question our views of sainthood. "  You obviously think that you have a monopoly on thinking, that you are the thinker who questions, but everyone else is dumb and accepts everything blindly.  Regarding Litzanus a good example is that the "Litzonei Hador Hoyo Oimrim MeAvimelech Nisabreh Sorah", so the question is why the "Litzonei Hador", why not the "Reshiyei Hador"? The answer is because if anyone would stand up and say seriously that "MeAvimelech Nisabreh Sorah" they would have been charged with slander and put to death, but when a Letz is confronted on "how can you say such a thing", he answers I just made a joke. That's why it was the "Litzonei" Hador who were the ones saying MeAvimelech Nisabreh Sorah.  Litzoness of the Torah never leads to a better understanding as you claim, but it always leads to Kefira, hence the point Rabbi Hoffman makes. 