ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ, wˈɛɹæz klˈʌni kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪzd sˈɪstəm ʌv ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs hˈaʊzᵻz ɐdˈɑːptɪŋ ɪts ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmz bɪkˌeɪm sʌbˈoːɹdᵻnət tə klˈʌni ɪtsˈɛlf, ðə ɡˈoːɹz ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmz pɹɪzˈɜːvd ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ʌvðə pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ mˈɑːnɐstɚɹiz, ænd ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnstˈɛd ɪn ɐ nˈɛtwɜːk ʌv lˈuːsli kənˈɛktᵻd ɐfˌɪlɪˈeɪʃənz bˈeɪst ˌɔn sˈɛvɹəl sˈɛntɚz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz fˈʊldə, nˈiːdɚɹˌælteɪtʃ, ˈaɪnsɪdˌɛln ænd sənt. ˈɛmɚɹˌæmz ˈæbi ɪn ɹˈiːdʒənzbˌɜːɡ.
In particular, whereas Cluny created a centralised system of authority in which the religious houses adopting its reforms became subordinate to Cluny itself, the Gorze reforms preserved the independence of the participating monasteries, and resulted instead in a network of loosely connected affiliations based on several centres, such as Fulda, Niederaltaich, Einsiedeln and St. Emmeram's Abbey in Regensburg.