What's Up With the Ugly Baby? Everyone's asking about the Passion scene where Satan is carrying a hideous infant. by Mark Moring | posted 03/01/04 "Please explain the symbolism in the scene showing Satan holding a bald baby. Thank you." That's just one of dozens of e-mails we've received in the last few days, asking about a surreal scene in The Passion of The Christ where Satan is showing cradling a hideous baby who looks like he's about 40 years old. The scene occurs during the flogging of Christ. Satan is passing through a crowd of onlookers, cradling an infant...