Peter and Paul, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is pictured in Center City Philadelphia in May 2021. - Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS
PHILADELPHIA — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is facing new accusations that it covered-up sexual misconduct, this time involving a former priest who allegedly forced himself on multiple women and told them the unwanted encounters were “special trials” ordained by God. In court filings this week, a 27-year-old woman said church officials’ failure to disclose previous complaints against the Rev. Kevin Barry McGoldrick enabled abuse she endured after he was transferred from Philadelphia to Nashville in 2013. Even after the Philadelphia archdiocese had substantiated her claims tha...
