Quote Originally Posted by MatthiasS View Post
I'm sure we've all seen a white mage hit Benediction and then their target dies anyhow, or a PLD hit hallowed ground, the graphics show it, and the Paladin dies to the next auto-attack. I don't think its working as intended,
Considering how long these have been the case, I'm fairly confident these are working as intended.
They aren't designed to be abilities to use in case of emergency, as handy as they would be. They are for planned use.