Jon Stewart tracks differences between Pope Francis and ‘incredibly fallible’ religious Republicans

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.’”

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.”