Demonic Attacks While Becoming Catholic

[stpiosson]

People may have faith. That faith may be weak or it may be strong. Or somewhere in between. When deciding to convert, people are looking for the truth. Satan does not want people to come to the Catholic faith for obvious reasons. Satan and the demons can behave aggressively thinking that they will frighten the person concerned. Why would God permit such a thing especially when a person is looking to become Catholic?

First of all, the existence of evil spirits confirms the existence of the spiritual realm and their existence strongly suggests that if they exist then God too exists. This has the effect of strengthening faith. This is obviously not what Satan wants but it is an example of God permitting evil so that a greater good may come of it. Secondly, it educates people as to the reality of spiritual warfare and can help people to grow in trust in God. It can result in someone like the opening poster reaching out for information from those who have experience and/ or knowledge of what is going on.

 

[Michael16]

GloriaDei; just go to your priest and tell him everything. Follow the advice you’ve been given here. I was in a similar situation that you are in; beset by demons and my own mental issues. The Devil doesn’t want you to be Catholic because the Catholic Church is the True Faith.

The Church has been dealing with supernatural evil for 2,000+ years. Fight like a Catholic, my friend.

 

[GloriaDei]

Thank you all for your help, and things have been calming down quite a bit after I’ve began to pray the St. Michael Prayer every night before bed. And thank you all that prayed as well. I will talk to the Priest if I have any further issues, but, at least for the time being, things have calmed down. It may also have been to do with the fact that I was pretty deathly afraid of Catholicsm and it’s traditions as a Protestant.

To bring teeth to where I came from, this is in the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) of the Presbyterian Church (before I became Lutheran) and I used to confess with confidence as absolute truth in the past:

WCF 25-6,
VI. There is no other head of the Church, but the Lord Jesus Christ; nor can the Pope of Rome, in any sense, be head thereof; but is that Antichrist, that man of sin, and son of perdition, that exalteth himself, in the Church, against Christ and all that is called God.

I once thought the Roman Church was the Great Whore riding the Beast in Revelation.

Again, thank you, and sorry for bothering you all will my personal problems. Things have gotten much better since actually coming to terms and believing what the Church teaches, and studying the Catechism.

In Christ,
GloriaDei

 

[Mintaka]

Good for you, both on persisting and on having the wisdom to ask for help!

Seriously, it’s normal for catechumens and candidates to experience both internal nervousness and external opposition of various kinds, even including demonic annoyances. (Although honestly, I think most people have more problems with family and friends. You don’t have to make nice with demons! And then there’s Murphy’s Law…)

Just grit your teeth and keep going. If you fall down, get back up. If you need help, ask for it. Christ is Lord of all, and nobody can stop you from going to Him.