Rape - the forcible violation of the sexual intimacy of another person. Homosexuality is sexual attraction between persons of the same sex. The condition of homosexuality is not itself a sin against chastity. Men or women who have this condition do not necessarily choose this condition and for many of them it is a cross they have to suffer. People who are homosexual must be accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity and without any discrimination.
Homosexual acts are sins against chastity.
People who are homosexual are called to live chaste lives. With the virtue of self-control, prayer and sacramental grace they can and should live a good Christian life. Contraception is morally wrong because it disrupts loving intimacy and separates the unitive sexual act from the procreative sexual act in marriage. The effects of contraception can be seen in our society which debases the value of the sexual act and will dispose of any new life 'accidentally' created through such acts by abortion, deliberately killing that innocent new life. Married couples may space the births of through the use of periodic continence and the use of infertile periods.