Bench Press Shoulder Safety

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Alright so this may seem kinda ridiculous to you but which style of bp will keep your shoulders healthy?

The key argument boils down to:

>a straight bar path reduces shoulder rotation combined with shorter bar path and an arch back creates a "decline bench" like pressing platform = less chance of injury -- elite trainer

>pressing around your shoulder joint in a "j" bar path with maximal rom to maximize gains keeps your shoulder healthy -- various beginner strength programs

Which is it? Logically and anecdotally speaking, the powerlifting style makes more sense to me. My shoulders always get irritated pressing "around" them to the point I stopped pressing. And I'm not so certain the rom argument against it holds up. Shorter rom = more weight = more gains.

Also think of how much weight powerlifters move compared to your avg joe who always seems to get shoulder injuries from bp moving bitch weight.