[Claud]

I could pay the church to grant me forgiveness for the rape I was ABOUT TO commit.

To gain a plenary indulgence you must be in the state of grace and have the interior disposition of complete detachment from sin, even venial sin.

Rape being a mortal sin, your little thought experiment here won't merit you anything but Hell.

Nice try though!

[cuban leaf]

Rape being a mortal sin, your little thought experiment here won’t merit you anything but Hell.

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What if I ask for forgiveness after the fact?