That is not what this is about.
A Communist dictator puts Jesus on a hammer and sickle, the symbol of Communism, to relate one of two messages:
1.The hammer and sickle has overpowered Jesus.
2.Jesus approves of the hammer and sickle and died for it.
The messenger here is as important as the message.
Morales was wearing a shirt with Che Guevara on it during the meeting with the Pope.
Honoring Jesus and His sacrifice was not the point of this gift.
I know what the communist meant by giving that gift. But he may have inadvertently allowed a larger truth to be communicated: that communism is excruciating torture.
well stated