They are, for a start, a product of the local community, not the church hierarchy.

Oh, yeah, they have that kind in the Church hierarchy, you know.

In the end, the church hierarchy suspended all religious services.

They oppose the church hierarchy which has a special power.

They were also able to gain high positions in the church hierarchy for their members.

He was on the liberal wing of the church hierarchy.

There was no indication whether the church hierarchy would support a challenge of the result.

He was often in conflict with the church hierarchy for his activism.

They call into question the church hierarchy's claim to speak for all Catholics on issues of public policy.

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

In some ways, the change was advantageous to the church hierarchy.

In the South, the church hierarchy pursued the path of full cultural control.

They traditionally sent their messages down through the church hierarchy.

Her hiring has been debated in the church hierarchy for more than a year.

At 38, he was the youngest member of the Polish church hierarchy.

First, the leadership would deal with the official church hierarchy separately and without much media covered.

The church hierarchy refused to try to inform the international community about what was happening.

It wouldn't be until 1946 that he was able to receive official reconciliation with Church hierarchy.

"And you can see why the Church hierarchy encourages him to stay there.

Over time, he finds his views of the Visitors conflict with the church hierarchy.

Members of the church hierarchy have argued that media coverage has been excessive.

These country people did not love bishops, the paraphernalia of church hierarchy.

Protestants believed that they could be saved by themselves without a church hierarchy.

This work was followed by four others, also related to church hierarchy and Presbyterianism.

In the 5th and 6th centuries, reading became rarer even for those within the Church hierarchy.