I have no argument with authority and even more forceful is the direct power of God through faith in Christ which requires no lengthy heirarchy.
*Then Jesus was superfluous when He did this...
And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.