[week 71]

This is an honest question, I'm not being bellicose; When one says vicar of Christ are they implying the pope is vicariously Christ or in place of Christ, Christians may experience Christ through the pope?

[JMJ333]

No..not at all. Simply it means that he is the head of Christ's church on earth--His replacement. Christ handed the keys to Peter and told him upon this rock I build my church. It means the Pope has Authority passed down to him by Christ to lead his flock.