Welcome to the Wall of Silence. In this first episode we introduce the sexual abuse case of lay pastor Mark Rivera. From there we begin to look outward to see how church leadership responded to it, from the local diocese to the national denomination, the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). As "the thesis," this episode is the explanation for why this podcast exists and whose story we are telling: the advocacy group ACNAtoo and all victims, whistleblowers, and advocates against church abuse in the ACNA.

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Also featured: Megan Tucker, Lisa Weaver Swartz (https://lisaweaverswartz.com/), Stephen Backhouse (https://www.stephenbackhouse.com/, https://www.tenttheology.com/), and Audrey Luhmann.

Here are the links referenced in this episode:

https://twitter.com/ladyjessicahaze/status/1408916453848346629

https://www.instagram.com/mouthful.of.stars/

https://religionnews.com/2023/03/06/mark-rivera-a-former-anglican-lay-pastor-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison/

https://twitter.com/luhmannaudrey/status/1734612110666244545?s=46&t=gMog_HbpmJgiGAYg7W8m4g

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/anglican-church-of-north-america-sexual-abuse-scandal.html

https://twitter.com/luhmannaudrey/status/1734612110666244545?s=46&t=gMog_HbpmJgiGAYg7W8m4g

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1412957114620809221.html

https://www.acnatoo.org/acnatoo-blog/umd-abuse-mishandling-summary

https://www.acnatoo.org/acnatoo-news/ruchs-ecclesiastical-trial

Show transcript link:

https://www.acnatoo.org/episode-1