GOP Presidential candidate Rick Santorum might want to try taking his own advice the next time he tries to put the pope in check.

Later this month, Pope Francis is expected to release a groundbreaking encyclical letter on June 16 addressing the environment and the Catholic Church's moral obligation to combat climate change, reports Think Progress. Pope Francis, who earned a master's degree in chemistry, has also rebuked man-made climate change as a sin since scripture states that the Earth is God's creation, and man was ordained to protect it.

"Safeguard Creation because if we destroy Creation, Creation will destroy us! Never forget this!" Pope Francis said in a speech last month, according to Think Progress.

Although environmentalists have applauded the pontiff's effort in raising awareness about climate change, Santorum has criticized the pope for getting involved in matters that he believes stand outside of the church.

During an interview with a Philadelphia radio station on Monday, the former Republican Senator and devout Catholic said that while he loves Pope Francis, he thinks the Pope should leave discussions about climate change for scientists.

"The church has gotten it wrong a few times on science," Santorum told radio host Dom Giordano. "We probably are better off leaving science to the scientists, and focusing on what we're really good at, which is theology and morality."

However, despite his advice for the pope, Santorum has also inserted himself into national discourse on the issue and voiced opposition against the 97 percent of scientists across the globe who support evidence backing climate change. Instead of leaving the facts to the science community, the climate change denier has dismissed the evidence as a "hoax," reports The Huffington Post.

However, that's not the only science that Santorum rejects. He's also rebuffed theories on evolution and instead believes in "intelligent design," according to Discover magazine.

Ironically, it looks like Santorum should heed his own advice and leave science up to scientists.