Because, obviously, a timeless God in his position of eternity didn't know that Mary would give her consent.

The Left seems to live in a perpetual state of hate for anything that doesn't fit its narrow vision of perfection.


//The impregnation process may be a “ravishing” or seduction or some kind of titillating but nonsexual procreative penetration. The story may come from an Eastern or Western religious tradition, pagan or Christian. But these encounters between beautiful young women and gods have one thing in common. None of them has freely given female consent as a part of the narrative. (Luke’s Mary assents after being not asked but told by a powerful supernatural being what is going to happen to her, “Behold the bond slave of the Lord: be it done to me . . .”)//

It's not magisterial but it is an answer.

The question came up in our Communio group about a claim that someone had heard that the Catholic Church permits a rape victim to seek medical treatment within 24 hours of a rape in order to prevent pregnancy. I was dubious - 24 seems like too much of a "bright line" distinction, and I know that if the treatment amounts to an abortion, then it is verboten. Someone else also brought up the issue of artificial contraception, which seems like a non-starter since the whole act of rape shares nothing in common with the unitive and procreative dimensions of the marital act.

Here is what "the Catholic Church and abortion - for Dummies" has to say:

Acting quickly in the case of rape

Even the horror and tragedy of rape or incest isn’t considered cause to kill an innocent unborn life. If possible, the woman — who is also considered an innocent victim — can get treatment as soon as possible to try to prevent conception from occurring immediately after the rape or incest.

Moral theologians and doctors say that it takes several hours to a day for the sperm to reach the egg, so the Church permits a female rape victim to be given a contraceptive only if ovulation or conception haven’t yet taken place and the drug given isn’t an abortifacient — a so-called contraceptive that doesn’t prevent fertilization and conception but rather removes, destroys, or prevents implantation of the embryo.

If a woman waits too long, usually more than 24 hours, though, conception may take place, and any procedure or treatment to eject the unviable human embryo is an abortion.

The Church’s stand is that even though she’s an innocent victim of a horrible evil, the unborn child is also an innocent victim. No matter what the circumstances that led to the conception, once conceived, that child has an immortal soul and has a right to live as much as the mother.

A little more digging turns up something more magisterial from Archbishop Chaput:

One of the principles guiding Catholic health care is respect for the sanctity of human life from its beginning to its natural end. That principle is ensured by the Ethical and Religious Directives (ERDs) which govern Catholic medical institutions. ERD No. 36 says the following:

Compassionate and understanding care should be given to a person who is the victim of sexual assault. Health care providers should cooperate with law enforcement officials and offer the person psychological and spiritual support as well as accurate medical information. A female who has been raped should be able to defend herself against a potential conception from the sexual assault. If, after appropriate testing there is no evidence that conception has occurred already, she may be treated with medications that would prevent ovulation, sperm capacitation, or fertilization. It is not permissible, however, to initiate or to recommend treatments that have as their purpose or direct effect the removal, destruction, or interference with the implantation of a fertilized ovum.

Here is the USCCB page with the directive.

So, it would seem that 24 hours may be a rule of thumb, albeit the real issue is whether ovulation has occurred. Likewise, the remediation can involve anything that is not an abortifacient.