Of course they had disagreements and Hoyle was voicing his opinion on that. Except, as Lemaitre himself said on multiple occasions, the theory didn't imply any

Of course they had disagreements and Hoyle was voicing his opinion on that. Except, as Lemaitre himself said on multiple occasions, the theory didn't imply any god at all. And his colleagues, being physicists and all, knew that. So it is my understanding that the target of this ridicule is the willfully ignorant public.