 Our Lord wouldn't be upset. He wouldn't correct if they had no role to play in their faith. That wouldn't make any sense at all. He'd be like telling Zacchaeus, woe to you, Zacchaeus, for being short. Well, Zacchaeus can't grow any more than his genes allow him to. But he does praise people for their faith. Woman, great is your faith. And he does upbraid people for the lack of faith.