There most certainly is an institutional Church. Let me restate what I said some time ago. There are two Catholic Churches. Sociologists divide organizations into two types, the Gesellschaft and the Gemeinschaft (it was a German sociologist who came up with these terms). A Gesellschaft is a formal organization, with officers, written rules, etc. A Gemeinschaft is an informal organization. The hierarchy runs the Gesellschaft, but the Gemeinschaft is the Body of Christ.

BTW, has RD changed his username again?