51.   The church hierarchy here had tried to rein him in six years ago by making him sign a statement pledging loyalty to established church doctrine.

52.   The church hierarchy rarely spoke up for democracy during the dictatorship, but soon after the coup, the bishops issued a letter in favor of democracy.

53.   The church hierarchy seems more immersed in the fine points of church law than the heartbreak of its people.

54.   The church hierarchy, challenged by changing public attitudes on issues such as contraception, divorce and abortion, has come, as it were, down to earth.

55.   The church hierarchy, perceived as a conservative element, issued no statement about the murder.

56.   The church hierarchy was aligned with the state even during the area of Soviet atheism.

57.   The church hierarchy, with Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz in the lead, has reacted indignantly.

58.   The inequities still rampant under the free market system have raised the consciousness of many in the church hierarchy, however.

59.   The killing frenzy lasted three months, and during that time the church hierarchy called for peace.

60.   The planned challenge to the church hierarchy and call for giving women power in an institution that by doctrinal authority elevates only men is unusual, if not unprecedented.