[sitetest]

Dear johnb2004,

"If the case was as you say she should get out of that situation. Forced sex is rape."

It's only within the past few decades that the case of a husband forcing himself on his wife has been recognized as rape in this country. There are parts of the world where a woman is unable to successfully make that claim against her husband. Furthermore, in these places, many women will find themselves unable to readily escape their circumstances.

So let's get blunt. If a woman is about to be forcibly raped by a complete stranger, does she sin if the rapist offers to use a condom and she agrees?

I don't believe that one can say that the condom is violating the nature of the "marital act", as there is no marriage to give the act context.


sitetest

[johnb2004]

I doubt any "man" that is going to rape any woman, married or not, is going to be moved to place a condom on. This is becoming arcane.

[johnb2004]

How about this example? I do not know if it is analogous, but it came to me. What if a man held a gun to your head and told you to kill your wife or he would kill you. You kill her. Did you commit a sin?