Polemicists will also study "Laudato Si’" as a master class in propaganda — it was the church, after all, that coined the term for propagation of the faith. But neither environmentalists nor climate deniers are likely to match Francis’s gravitas and authority. Crawford Kilian, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published April 22, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/21/Pope-Save-Thy-Planet/