A Pastoral Teaching from the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church

September 2011
Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs

The Episcopal Church House of Bishops, meeting in Province IX, in Quito, Ecuador, issued the following Pastoral Teaching:

A Pastoral Teaching from the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church
Quito, Ecuador

We, your bishops, believe these words of Jeremiah describe these times and call us to repentance as we face the unfolding environmental crisis of the earth: