To assign, redirect, or defer a task, duty, or problem to one’s superior or higher authority, especially when one might reasonably be expected to handle it oneself.
Rather than make the call himself, he superlegated the issue to his department head.
church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.