1

Each holy man or woman is the autonomous leader of their own branch of the sect, with however many followers they can gather.

2

There are multiple pontiffs, friendly or otherwise, with subordinate clergy obedient to their own pontiff and perhaps cooperative with others.

3

There is a single pontiff with a layer of upper clergy and temple heads beneath them, who have a layer of minor clergy serving them.

4

Individual congregations are independent, with their clergy subject to the consensus will of their parishioners.

5

Powerful lay believers fund temples that are subject to their family’s wishes, staffed by clergy supported by their funding.

6

There is no official clergy; some believers may take up special roles or provide teaching, but they are not qualitatively different from others.

7

The church is entirely part of the secular structure of the land, its clergy no more than officials appointed by the government to their roles.

8

Roll twice; the faith has different structures in different places or contexts.