Eh. I'm more of the opinion that institutions are institutions, be they government, religious, financial, educational, etc. There's various types and they all have their strengths and weaknesses and areas where they're prone to corruption. I just happen to single religion out cause you know, we're talking religion. I agree 100%. I think even religious institutions should have systems of checks and balances to prevent corruption and protect their members. As to what those would be and what they'd look like, I wouldn't be a good person to ask on that. I honestly wouldn't even know where to begin.You divide institutions into religious and secular as if there ought to be a difference.
The fact is, human beings run both in a rather similar fashion, and we are prone to corruption without a good-way system of values and ideals, not to say anything of other stuff.