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Originally Posted by Milesian
In what way?
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http://www.suu.edu/scps/courses/hist1010/topic11.htm
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"In essentials - Orthodoxy. In non-essentials - Liberty. In all things - charity" - St Augustine 
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The wisdom of the individual is irrelevant when the entire institution
is acting like a power-hungry animal.
There was a long example which lasted from the early medieval times,
right up to today. If we're talking about all Christian churches, you can see nice examples in the US "bible belt", or, if we're talking about all religions, then the entire world.
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Personally, I don't see Christianity being any more dogmatic than Scientism.
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It isn't any more dogmatic. That's just human nature, and the way various institutions become through time. If the church should want a role as the leader of humanity, then it sould reform itself in such a way that it would be impossible for it to fall victim to its own bureaucracy, and the subsequent corruption.
Power doesn't only corrupt, it also attracts individuals prone to corruption,
if the internal structure of an institution isn't immune to such corruptions and manipulations, then it shouldn't be revered.
It's like if we had a member who's an employee of Microsoft who is emotionally attached to the gigantic corporation which stiffles free progress of IT everywhere in the world, just to make a buck more.
I understand that you all have a great love for your religion, but, there
are many things which should be improved with it, not turned a blind eye to it.
Or, we're destined to repeat the mistakes from past, up until the punishment becomes execution.