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Sector Lead wrote:
and your "senior executive" said this or that is pure heresy...

SL, are you sure you used the right word there?

Heresy

(noun)
1. opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.
2. the maintaining of such an opinion or doctrine.
3. Roman Catholic Church . the willful and persistent rejection of any article of faith by a baptized member of the church.
4. any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs, customs, etc.

Hearsay

(noun)
1. unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge: I pay no attention to hearsay.
2. an item of idle or unverified information or gossip; rumor: a malicious hearsay.

(adjective)

3. of, pertaining to, or characterized by hearsay: hearsay knowledge; a hearsay report.