ELCA issues statement on Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change

June 18, 2015
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

CHICAGO (ELCA) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), released a statement June 18 on behalf of this church in response to Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change and the deteriorating global environment. The full text of the statement follows: