"This is a pro-life issue." - Archbishop Cupich on the Environment
Archbishop Blase Cupich, with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, toured Old St. Mary's School with the media to demonstrate how the Archdiocese of Chicago is becoming better shepherds of the earth.
The Archdiocese of Chicago has partnered with Energy Star, an EPA program, to become the first diocese in the US to benchmark energy, water and emissions of all 2700 buildings.
"While it is a considerable undertaking, we have to set an example that it can be done and must be done if we are to fulfill our sustainability goals. Let’s be honest, this entire effort to protect the environment for future generations will involve some very difficult choices in the future. However, those choices will be less difficult if we all do what we can now to protect our common home." Archbishop Cupich also adds, "We have this earth on loan." It is a moral issue [for the Catholic Church].