Many, rather than contend against their superiors, will contend against God Himself.
And they rid themselves of all responsibility by substituting their superiors' conscience to their own wherein God speaks.

They do not comprehend that by striving against what is good, or by refraining from striving against what is evil, in obedience to superiors, they give scandal to the world, they stain the Christian character in the eyes of the world.

They do not comprehend that both their duty toward God and their duty toward their superiors may be fulfilled, by never striving against what is good, by never refraining from striving against what is evil, by never judging their superiors, by obeying them with perfect obedience in everything that is neither opposed to what is good nor in favour of what is evil, by laying even life itself at their feet, but not their conscience; their conscience, never! Thus the Inferior, stripped of everything save conscience and just obedience, becomes a pure grain of the salt of the earth, and where many such grains are united, that to which they adhere will be saved from corruption, and that to which they do not adhere, will rot and fall to pieces!" As he talked Benedetto became transfigured.

With the last words he rose to his feet.

His eyes flashed, his brow shone with the august light of the spirit of Truth.