Watch The Daily Show pit Pope Francis against the GOP

Both claim to channel the will of God, Jon Stewart says. So how come they're hearing such difference voices?

Jon Stewart senses a schism
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Ed Morrissey argues at The Week that the media is, wittingly or not, misinterpreting just about everything Pope Francis is saying in his wide-ranging and surprisingly frank interviews with the press. So he probably isn't a fan of Jon Stewart's analysis of the new pope, who has endeared himself greatly to The Daily Show host. (Watch below)

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.