Still today, horrific reports of clergy sexual abuse of children are being made public. There is no end to the pain these survivors suffer. A 46 year old man was found hanged in his own home July 1st in Ebensburg PA. Brian Gergely had found the courage to go public in 2003, telling of Monsignor Francis McCaa sexually abusing him as a ten year old altar boy. Brian gave many interviews in hopes of encouraging other survivors to report their…..
Wow! How blessed I am to have witnessed the strength, love and courage by not only the speakers at the 2015 SNAP Conference, but also those who attended. We met many victims who are at different stages of recovery.
People may not realize it or want to think about it, but members of the SNAP (Survivors of those Abused by Priests) Community have either been sexually abused or have had a member of their family or someone close to them abused.
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