Married priests, women as priests are not up for discussion so the hierarchy has its male, celibate, clerical continuity and the laity are not fed. The attached addendum on the curia organization shows that it is essentially one of control. This is in response to the mission of the magisterium. Any focus on laity is at a secondary level. There is no check or balance in the hierarchy.
Corporations have corporate boards and financial results to bring about accountability.
The hierarchy has only the Holy Spirit who is essentially one who responds to listeners. Yes, we all have a problem with listening. In the western church the great impact on the role of papal authority came with the encyclical Humanae Vitae in 1967. Prior to this encyclical on birth control a crisis had arisen among loyal and the married laity over the teachings of the church on the subject. Many highly respected theologians took the stand that the teaching should be changed.