tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239326.post924993161029071705..comments2023-11-05T01:26:58.235-06:00Comments on Catholic Fire: St. Maria Goretti: Patron of Youth, Young Women, Purity, and Victims of RapeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239326.post-34613706029952503812012-07-06T08:17:44.189-05:002012-07-06T08:17:44.189-05:00A heroic saint! Jean, you mention that theologians...A heroic saint! Jean, you mention that theologians say Maria could have stopped resisting rape without danger to her soul. Certainly "consent" at the point of a knife is not true consent. Unfortunately there are many people who do not know what the Church really teaches about why virgin martyrs are saints. The teaching, from St. Augustine, through St. Thomas, to the present day, is that, if a person has a constant will to remain a virgin, being violated in rape does not take away virginity. If anyone would like to learn more about the topic, I attempt to clear up misconceptions here: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/edens-new-book-dispels-misconceptions-on-saints-sex-abuse/ .Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.com