Institutional Epidemic Pedophilia: A Survivor of Church Sexual Abuse Responds to Pope Benedict's Vow Not to "be Intimidated"
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About Me
- Gary Bergeron
- Gary Bergeron is 47 years old and lives in the greater Boston area. A carpenter by trade, Gary came forward to his parents about his abuse in March of 2002. The following month Gary's 78 year old father revealed to his son that he had also been sexually abused as a child, by a priest. Vowing that "There will never be another child named Bergeron abused again", Gary began publicly speaking about his own abuse. Gary helped organize the only public event in which the former archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Bernard Law, met with survivors and family members shortly before his resignation. In March of 2003, Gary along with his father traveled to the Vatican hoping to meet with Pope John Paul II. After securing a meeting with several Vatican officials, they met with the Vatican Secretary of State and became the first survivors of clergy abuse to be officially recognized by the Vatican. Gary has been interviewed on radio and television both in the US and abroad. He is also the author of “Don’t Call Me A Victim” Faith, Hope & Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church. Gary is currently working on his second book titled “Finding Peace, One Mans Journey”.
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