Dalaran was a perfect example. Didn't the Kirin Tor, who occupied the former Council of Tirisfal's position, style themselves a neutral organization? Yet whenever they made a decision, when had they ever not favored the Alliance? The Earthen Ring was much the same. Although nominally neutral, its actual decisions all favored the Horde.
Only an organization like the Cenarion Circle, with its membership split evenly between the Alliance and the Horde, could remain impartial.
Moreover, it was no secret in Quel'Thalas that the Naaru obtained Holy Light through the power of souls. Both the Dark Curse Burning Legion and the Dawn's Edge Burning Legion had been founded on that basis, and even many adventurers knew about it. The crusaders could learn of it with just a little asking around.
As for Patrick's Naaru feeding plan, it had been in operation ever since the two legions were established. To Paladins, noble souls were sacred, holy, and inviolable. The Naaru's practice of devouring souls to convert them into energy would absolutely disgust these traditional Paladins. Even the undead did not directly treat souls as food.
After hearing Patrick out, even Holy Light Warrior Kor'fax fell silent. This brave man, who had devoted his life to eradicating the undead, the foremost warmonger in all the Eastern Plaguelands, could no longer say a word. Patrick's words had shaken him far too deeply.
Obtaining energy by consuming souls was simply more than Kor'fax could bear. The first thing that occurred to him was that Paladins had always been renowned for their strict self-discipline. All the surviving Paladins of the Silver Hand left in Lordaeron were practically the finest rations the Naaru could ask for. And did the Naaru influence their followers' constitutions to purify their souls and make them easier to consume? The more Kor'fax