71.   We look at reaction to the scandal and the pressure it is putting on the church hierarchy.

72.   Where does a Catholic who is disenchanted with the church hierarchy take their family and their faith?

73.   When it came to urban redevelopment projects, however, the church hierarchy was often on the side of developers.

74.   Why should the all-powerful church hierarchy be less worried than the powerless flock about its own salvation?

75.   Without such openness, Appleby argued, problems such as sexual abuse by priests will continue to fester because the church hierarchy is trying to protect itself.

76.   Yet, she is comfortable with the views of the church hierarchy on issues like abortion, contraception and the ordination of women.

77.   Padre Pio had many skeptics in church hierarchy.

78.   Pieronek said he was expressing personal views, not those of the church hierarchy.

79.   After Mexican reporters publicized the comments this summer, controversy rattled high levels of the church hierarchy in Mexico and there were calls for Schulemburg to step down.

80.   An earlier attempt by the Anglicans to permit women priests was rejected by the church hierarchy.