Curiously, since the reforms that followed Vatican II in the 1960s, and the liberation theology that came with it, the order has been perceived by some as anti-establishment, even socialist: South American Jesuits carried machineguns and bullet belts under their cassocks and were routinely accused of fermenting the Castro revolution. Sydney Morning Herald:  In Canberra, as it is in Rome: here come the Jesuits Date:April 6, 2013 by Damien Murphy

A crucifix sculpted in the shape of a hammer and sickle presented to Pope Francis in Bolivia July 2015 has Bolivian President Evo Morales smiling and the Pope saying Oh! whats this!!! Put that on the door at St Peters…..