Wolves in Cassocks … WHERE were the Shepherds??? 

 

The Louisville story runs on 4 primary tracks

Wolves in Cassocks is powered by Bishop-accountability.org

  • Bishop-accountibility.org is the largest public library of information on the Catholic clergy abuse crisis.  They are a digital collection of documents, survivor witnesses, investigative reports, and media coverage. They also do basic research on abuser histories and church management and maintain definitive databases of persons accused in the United States, Argentina, Chile, and Ireland, with other databases in development. 

They are not an advocacy organization, and they take no position on possible remedies for the crisis.  They are a library open to everyone looking to understand the problem of clergy abuse of children.  

The materials they have collected also provide insight into child protection generally and Catholic history beyond the abuse crisis, and they comprise a unique case study of institutional response to misconduct and demands for change.

This track covers the Clerical Sexual Abuse Crisis worldwide and provides 100s of thousands of articles, reports, statistics, documents, testimonies, letters, etc. all searchable, transferable and printable. https://www.bishop-accountability.org/Who_We_Are/

In 2011 Bishop-Accountability.org released a comprehensive 392page report on the “Church in Crisis” in Louisville, KY after lengthy coordination with Louisville volunteers. At that time their archive of 30 accused priests consisted of 9,153 pages of priest files and documents which in 2025 represents only a fraction of total documents to date.

Terry McKiernan, President and Co-founder has come to Louisville on several occasions to investigate, report, speak and meet with Louisville volunteers. 

Why Louisville?  On a per capita basis, the territory covered by the Archdiocese of Louisville had the most cases of child sexual abuse by priests in the United States and contained here are some of the documents to prove the cover-up. 

Bishop Accountability’s report provides a compelling introduction containing: 

  1. Statements from victim/survivor witnesses.
  2. Documents showing the failures of the Archdiocese of Louisville.
  3. The Courier-Journal’s key investigative findings.
  4. Documents, letters, evaluations, notes, memos, Grand Jury charges, news clippings, etc. 

About 8 of the most notorious priest criminals, real Wolves in Cassocks and the Shepherds that knew what was going on and failed to protect children.

Note – Click on the 5 photos for links to additional coverage

  1. Stained-glass image > links to The Courier-Journal’s investigative report.
  2. Courier-Journal’s article on victims speaking out
  3. Courier-Journal’s article on the $25.7 million dollar settlement
  4. Courier-Journal’s report on Rev. Arthur L. Wood and 33 of his victims/survivors 
  5. Courier-Journal’s report on Rev. Daniel C. Clark and 17 of his victims/survivors

  • Bishop-accountability.org/news/2002_09_29WolfsonAlleged Victims.htm 

 Is a link to the collaborative investigative reports by the Courier-Journal,

“Church in Crisis”, produced by: Andrew Wolfson, Gregory A. Hall, Peter Smith and  Deborah Yetter. Note – Links to additional content are included.

 

Their report provides:

  1. An eleven page overview of the “Church in Crisis”. 
  2. A Statistical Summary provides a list of 29 accused priests, deacons and church workers,

    truly “Wolves in Cassocks”. The report breaks down the crimes by: how often, age, sex, 

    when, location of the crimes and time frame. 

  1. Links to:

    How often alleged abuse happened
    Earliest age when alleged abuse occurred
    When alleged abuse occurred
    Assignments of alleged abusers

    A brief description of their research process.

  • WolvesinCassocks.com

          Is a website produced by a Louisville victim/survivor of priest sexual for the purpose of:

1.Helping victim/survivors (primary and secondary) in their healing process by:

  1. Providing Validation of the crimes committed by their predator Wolves that hid

                           behind Cassocks and were not protected by the Shepherds in their lives.

  1. Addressing the: Physical, Emotional, Psychological, Spiritual, Financial, Generational 

                           and Social pain they continue to endure.

  1. Offering: Prayers, Songs, Bible Verses Poems, Quotes and other healing suggestions. 
  2. Exposing 92 Wolves and many Failed Shepherds. 
  3. Creating a Local Timeline which put the Crisis in perspective and how it unfolded.
  4. Providing support, resources, how some local Catholic laity pushed back, changed laws, spoke truth to power and demanded changes plus much more.