The Christio-Religio Ladderal Hiearchy is like a pyramidal hiearchy, only without any pyramid. Instead of a pyramid, it utilizes a right rectangular prism. The prism is of course multi-dimensional, but its shadow in our realm appears as a flaming ladder. The Hierarchy was originally going to be pyramidal, but it changed the name for a sponsorship deal from Little Giant Ladders; the name endured even after Little Giant Ladders ended the sponsorship. The purpose the Christio-Religio Ladderal Hiearchy serves is to organize competing omnipotent beings into a pecking order; otherwise nothing would ever get done and they would always just spend their time fighting.