Ep 8: Helen's Story Part 1: Why I resigned

Episode 8, begins the story of Helen Keuning, who served on the Bishop's Council of the Diocese of the Upper Midwest as the sexual abuse of Mark Rivera was made known by Cherin and Joanna Rudenborg. Her account goes into the details of how Bishop Stewart Ruch and the Council dealt with Rivera's abuse and the abuse survivors, how Ruch stepped away from ministry (and why he ultimately returned), and why Helen eventually decided she needed to resign from the Council.

The material from Helen's story was adapted from 4 articles published on ACNAtoo's website. For a fuller accounting of events please see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

The details of some events referenced in this episode can be found on ACNAtoo's multi-part general timeline of events, which can be viewed here,

You can find a transcript of this episode at:

https://www.acnatoo.org/episode-8