Read the Catechism in a Year
The Sixth Commandment: You shall not commit adultery.
Why is rape a serious sin?
Someone who rapes another person thoroughly and completely debases that person. He violently breaks into the deepest intimacy of another and wounds the victim at the core of his ability to love.
The rapist commits an outrage against the very nature of love. An essential part of sexual union is the fact that it is a gift that can only be given freely within the context of love. And so it is possible for rape to occur even within a marriage. The most despicable is rape within social, hierarchical, professional, or familial relationships of dependence, for instance, between parents and children or between teachers, educators, pastors, and those who are entrusted to their protection. (YOUCAT question 413)
Dig Deeper: CCC section (2356) and other references here.
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