Does rejecting a claimed vicar of Christ mean rejecting Christ?
Claim examined: Church authority and leadership
Scriptural Answer
There is no biblical evidence to support this assertion by Paul. You can look far and wide and never does the Bible speak of a "Vicar of Christ" in reference to any man who has ever lived on this earth. There is no mention (except in the Catholic Church) that one must accept this so called "Vicar of Christ" or they are rejecting Christ.
KJV Scriptures Used
Read each passage in its chapter and compare the Scriptures together.