Saving a religion by breaking its commandments sounds a lot like saving democracy by shutting down democratic processes. On the other hand, due to the unfathomable and ineffable nature of the divine, such actions could easily fall into the category of murders done in times of war/crusade.
In the end, I think maintaining a cohesive religion of that size without having that leeway to condone "inexcusable" actions is just as impossible as preventing 100% of the possible corruption of the organization. And honestly, I can't think of a more effective way of removing corruption within an organization.
I thought about it a while before responding.
Saving a religion by breaking its commandments sounds a lot like saving democracy by shutting down democratic processes. On the other hand, due to the unfathomable and ineffable nature of the divine, such actions could easily fall into the category of murders done in times of war/crusade.
In the end, I think maintaining a cohesive religion of that size without having that leeway to condone "inexcusable" actions is just as impossible as preventing 100% of the possible corruption of the organization. And honestly, I can't think of a more effective way of removing corruption within an organization.