ELCA affirms points of agreement with Catholics
Nearly 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the Castle Church door, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States has approved a declaration recognizing “there are no longer church-dividing issues” on many points with the Roman Catholic Church.
The “Declaration on the Way” was approved 931-9 by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Churchwide Assembly held August 8–13 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the 3.7-million-member ELCA, called the declaration “historic” in a statement released by the denomination following the August 10 vote.
