you know why Ahmadinejad supports the Pope - it's so easy to see - because he's in close relation to Venezuelian's Chavez - all South America is absolutely catholic - in the north of America & Europe there reign more the anglican or lutherian Churches ,those protestants who once protested against the allmighty catholic church in the dark ages - so he doesn't wants to mess with the not so rich southern catholic countries - they may provide very precious explosive resources to the common enemy: 'USA' - he knows all too well, that the very catholic Venezuela (who all wear Saints pictures or crosses around their neck) wouldn't like him anymore, if he would act against the pope - so why make another enemy, when his favourite enemy is Israel & USA? -