I think that, in practice, most religions are simply institutions that enable a smaller group of people to enjoy great wealth and power at the expense of a larger group of people.

It's kind of like capitalism or totalitarianism.

When these institutions are combined with patriarchy, as they often are, sexual abuse is common.

So, yeah, this article is spot on.

We could quote Lord Acton here: Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Organized institutional religion is the exercise of power using the authority of God as the excuse. What else should we expect?