The phrase "higher pedestal" means to hold someone or something in higher regard, thinking that they are better or more important than others. Full definition
I can't even imagine what it's like to step «down» from so high a pedestal. (paleoforwomen.com)
The Blackberry Playbook... holds security on a very high pedestal because of RIMs background in enterprise, so its no surprise that they won't allow known vulnerabilities to just hang around. (netbooknews.com)
Anson Shupe, an Indiana University professor who has studied the matter, says, «To me it says Protestants are less reluctant to come forward because they don't put their clergy on as high a pedestal as Catholics do with their priests.» (firstthings.com)