Basta, a Documentary Film by Gary Bergeron about Clergy Sexual Abuse

By Frank Douglas
Voice from the Desert
February 3, 2014

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Yesterday, before the Super Bowl, Lorraine and I watched Basta (Enough in Italian), a documentary by clergy abuse survivor Gary Bergeron. The film chronicles the Don Quixote quest of three clergy sexual abuse survivors—Gary, fellow survivor Bernie McDade, and Gary’s father Eddie Bergeron—to meet John Paul II face to face in search of help in arresting the cancer of clergy sexual abuse of children. Gary, Bernie, and Eddie get the Vatican version of three-card Monte, but never get to see the pope. However, the three men from New England meet people more important than the pope: fellow survivors of clergy sexual abuse from all over the world. Instead of a meeting with the pope, Gary discovers that success isn’t always defined by achieving a goal. Sometimes it’s defined by the attempt itself. And sometimes, in that attempt, you also find out who you are.

Gary Bergeron brings his marvelous communication skills and marketing talent to Basta.

I give Basta four stars.

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