I question the Vatican’s consistency in honoring Iran’s ambassador while Christians in Iran—especially converts—face systematic persecution, arrest, torture, and imprisonment for their faith. Though diplomatic dialogue is framed as necessary, this papal distinction seems paradoxical, even shocking, to many believers. How can one reconcile honoring an oppressive regime with solidarity for the persecuted? Faced with this tension between Realpolitik and Christian ethics, a question lingers: Could we imagine Christ doing the same? For the victims, the answer is clear.