There are holy places with sacred rivers and the demigods appear in deity forms. But these purify the soul only after a long time, whereas saintly persons purify just by being seen.
What we are discussing here doesn't change the position or authority of GBC. This gives them the authority that they are supposed to have, that is given by the sampradāya, as well as it gives to the presidents their authority.
We are not these bodies. Kṛṣṇa doesn't speak for Indians, He speaks for the world. When He says human life is meant for self-realization, He means anybody in human form.
Morality is very important, but it has its place. And the general tendency is that most will overplace it. But the devotional society is based on the brahminical culture, which is the Vedic paradigm.
If it is accepted that Kṛṣṇa made the nature, not us, then it just makes it so much easier. You figure out what you do, and then you know where your strengths are and your weaknesses are. And then others also know.
We are just being asked to do what they do in the spiritual world. For them, because of their attachment to Kṛṣṇa that particular form and situation is manifest, while for us that has come because of our conditioned mentality. But the principle is the same.