[coffeecantcode]

I always find myself referencing the Grand Inquisitor chapter from the Brothers Karamazov.

Does institutionalization always breed corruption? If it can breed corruption in the teachings of God then it can breed corruption anywhere.

[MrMcCall]

We are born with the corruption inside of us; we must use God's teachings of love to cleanse and purify our souls so that it becomes enlightened like the spirit.

[coffeecantcode]

I agree.

But does the process of institutionalizing those teachings not go against those exact teachings themselves? At least for Christianity?

The point of the Grand Inquisitor chapter revolves around a fictional situation where Jesus returned to Earth during the inquisition, and posits the idea that Jesus was exactly the type of individual that the church would have been willing to purge during that time, criticizing the institution and the free will that is exchanged for structure and institution.