[Dr. Sivana]

I don't have any use for Christopher Buckley. However, the article he wrote was intelligently written. One strange term he used, however, is in the following excerpt:

Her singing, along with the prominence of her husband,[ . . . ] will doubtless bring her into continued contact with present and future vicars of Rome.

What in heaven's name is a vicar of Rome? One of the Pope's titles is "Vicar of Christ." Another is "Bishop of Rome." "Vicar of Rome" makes him sound like the Deputy Mayor of the place or something.

[annalex]

The Vicar of Shropsville, etc., has an Anglican ring to it. I think Mr. Buckley got his cultural bearings a tad off.