There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads if whatever he may have to preach he shows himself best able to perform.
The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon.
Its attitude which it has preached and practiced is skepticism. Now it finds the public is applying that skepticism to the press.
The devil had as good have let Paul alone for he no sooner comes into prison but he falls a preaching at which the gates of Satan's prison fly open and poor sinners come forth.
No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.
Say and do something positive that will help the situation it doesn't take any brains to complain.