Mr. A was an icon...Mr. B was not.
It's precisely this attitude which keeps me away from having any religious beliefs.

because they care about him.
Yeah, and people care about Terri Schiavo too, despite not knowing her, even though hundreds of people in vegetative states die every day. People also seem to care about Jessica Lynch despite many American POWs that do not come back alive.

Not making fun of anyone who cares about the pope, but I find there are many people who do not actually care about the pope and are not even Catholics saying that they're sad because the television is making a big deal about it. LMAA.