Daily Show host Jon Stewart sounded off on Thursday on the apparent differences between God’s two primary messengers: Pope Francis and His “incredibly fallible emissaries on Earth,” the Republican party.

“You know your ideology is rigid and outdated when the head of the organization that just got around [in 1992] to apologizing to Galileo shows more doctrinal flexibility than you,” Stewart said of the GOP.

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Traditionally, Stewart argued, the two “holy conduits” shared the same beliefs. But Pope Francis’ penchant for kindness thus far in his tenure signaled a sea change.

Specifically, Stewart highlighted the contrast between the Pope’s criticism toward the Catholic Church’s preoccupation with topics like abortion and same-sex marriage and the GOP’s repeated harping on those issues based on their interpretation of church doctrine.

Stewart also singled out Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) for invoking the Book of Genesis while voting for a House bill cutting the “food stamp” program by billions.

“Work is not a penalty,” Southerland argued at the time. “Work is a blessing.”

“You know, that’s so true,” Stewart said in response. “It reminds me of the Sermon on the Mountain: ‘Consider the lilies — they toil not, so f*ck them, lazy lillies, with their stamens and their pistils.'”

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But just as Stewart was pointing out that internal disagreements aren’t always a bad thing, a clip of Pope Francis’ improvised remarks rebuking the worship “of this god called money” set him straight.

“Oh no, now sh*t is on,” Stewart warned. “You better watch it, or we’re gonna end up invading the Vatican.”

Watch Stewart compare the divine messengers, posted on YouTube on Thursday by “CoffeeAndNews41,” below.