11.   As long as the church hierarchy insists on responding to this hideous crime with careful distinctions and canonical legalisms, the Catholics in the pews will not be satisfied.

12.   At times proud and at times defensive, each of the theologians suggested that he or she had disagreements with the church hierarchy.

13.   Becker, for all her disillusionment with the church hierarchy, said that she feared good priests were being smeared by the seemingly unending wellspring of accusations.

14.   A church hierarchy that once seemed to impede progress on fighting priestly abuse may now be in a position to flex its muscles.

15.   A. The church hierarchy has not explicitly endorsed the theory of evolution, but it has come close.

16.   All this while the church hierarchy was working out his removal and pressing him to give the names of all the youths he had abused.

17.   Buddhists, without a church hierarchy, a formal membership system or congregational organizations, depend heavily on donations and fees.

18.   But distrust of the church hierarchy could drive some to abandon the church.

19.   But its storefront message of self-reliance, personal revelation and doing without a church hierarchy appears to be striking a chord among the poor.

20.   But leaders and experts believe change is most likely to happen with the acceptance of officials in the church hierarchy.