<p>Not really; the pope is called the grand vicar because jesus lives VICARiously through him. I would expect a student of the core to understand something like that, although to be honest, I was counting on aCTyankee to become confused and cranky.</p>
<p>Actually, you're wrong.</p>
<p>The pope is supposed to be the vicar of Jesus Christ on earth. However, the Grand Vicar is actually a cardinal (under the pope in hierarchy) whose jurisdiction extends over all priests, regular and secular.</p>
<p>You realize that your post is pure sophism, right? It detracts nothing from the analogy.</p>
<p>Still, I apologize. My adjectival knowledge of Catholic theology is rusty.</p>
<p>Such pretentiousness in a single thread.</p>
<p><em>sob</em></p>