David Jimenez believed his devotion to a crucifix was responsible for his wife being cured of cancer. Well, the crucifix fell on him, crushing one of his legs, which had to be amputated.

Woman shoved crucifix down daughter’s throat, police say, then posed her dead body in the shape of a cross August 31, 2016 Juanita Gomez is pictured in a booking photo dated Aug. 28, 2016.

Pope Francis said: "The crucifix is not an ornamental object or a clothing accessory which is sometimes abused, but a religious sign to be contemplated and understood.

Bolivian President Evo Morales presents Pope Francis with wooden crucifix laid atop hammer and sickle. Unclear whether Pope told Morales, "That's not right," or simply said: "I didn't know that" ...

The look on the face of Pope Francis says it all. Why am I being presented with a wooden crucifix laid on a hammer and sickle, the Communist symbol conceived during the Russian Revolution? The ...