Friends kinda scared

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Hey guys, a friend of mine used to say she worshipped the devil as a joke, just for the sake of being “edgy”. She recently converted to Catholicism, and now she is worried that she might have sold her soul. She knows that if it is just in your mind, then there should be nothing to worry about because the devil can not read minds, but now she’s worried because of all the jokes she made in the past. She never explicitly asked the devil for help though, she is just worried that her joke may have cost her soul. I tried telling her multiple times that nothing could have happened because I knew many Christians who just say it but not mean it, and they’re fine I guess, and also actors in horror movies may say it? She just truly feels bad about it, and I can see where she is coming from, because once out of paranoia truly horrible thoughts came to me, and I was kinda afraid about that but I just prayed and I’m fine! So does anyone have any advice for my friend? She is going to confession soon also, and I kept on reassuring her that she is probably not in a state of mortal sin, because others pressured her into the joke, and she did not mean it.

Also: I was trying to help my friend by researching answers for her question, but I somehow came across an image of a contract between the devil and some French Catholic Priest, and I’m deeply disturbed by the priest actions on that, any idea on how to remove that image from my mind?
 
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She will probably be reassured by confessing having done that, and this is a good sign for her of something to watch out for!
 
do you think shes in state of mortal sin though? i havent gotten the chance to confess my paranoia forcing bad thoughts about the devil yet too, but i know im able too during easter. Like I confessed dabbling in occult already, but Im still getting used to living in grace lol. @Annie
 
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If you have any doubts please ask a priest as he can give sound advice.
 
We can’t know for sure, but the three elements of committing mortal sin are 1. grave matter, 2. full knowledge, and 3. full consent.

It does not sound like she had full knowledge, and if she didn’t have full knowledge, she couldn’t give full consent.

One of the reasons they changed the term for mortal sins is that it confused people. Sometimes they committed a “mortal sin” but lacked one or both of the other elements. That is why what we used to call mortal sins are now called grave sins, because the act is only part of getting oneself into a state of mortal sin.

You and your friend might benefit by reading a little book called Peace and Light by Fr Quadrupani. It is online in both written and audio. If you need links, let me know and I will post them.
 
  1. Send your friend to a priest to discuss her concerns
  2. Pray to St. Benedict (whose feast day is tomorrow), St. Michael, and Our Lady to get rid of the disturbing image.
 
Just confessing the sin to a priest will be fine. If there is demonic harassment or attachment in the future again a priest should be sought out.
 
Would it be grave though? She wasnt able to go to confession last week and received communion, and this situation happened a while back. a
 
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That is not something strangers on the internet can decide for a third hand story. We were not in her mind at the time
 
It is impossible to sell our souls. They belong to God. We cannot therefore, sell them.

It would be prudent for your friend to seek out a Priest and discuss her past activities with him, and actively close the door to evil with the Priest. There is nothing for her to be afraid of. The Priest will help her close that door. Trust in the grace and mercy of God.

The image you saw, please also discuss this with a Priest.
 
If part of her conversion included baptism then all of her sins were forgiven at the baptism. She is no longer a slave of the devil.
 
I doubt she was ever doing anything horrible as jokes that aren’t maleficent aren’t too bad.
 
As our soul belongs to God, we cannot sell it. That is only something that happens in movies or songs.

Your friend needs to go to Confession and to speak to her priest.
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because others pressured her into the joke,
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Get new friends.
 
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