Pacts with the devil

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I’ve read about various people making pacts or agreements with the devil, or selling their soul to the devil, but later converting and repenting of this. I’ve always wondered, how did they break the agreeement? did it just go away when they repented? or did they have to do something special?

I read this:
The soul can repent at any time with just a simple act of the will. With repentance, the pact results null and void whatever the terms of the contract were. Even if the terms had excluded the possibility of repentance, this clause would not be valid at all. God, who gave us our freedom to do whatever we want, has not given us the freedom of renouncing freedom. This is valid also in eternity; both in Heaven and in Hell, we will remain free. The only difference is that, in Heaven, we will no longer want to sin and, in Hell, we will no longer want to repent.
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fortea.us/english/teologicos/pacto.htm

I’ve been reading about people who made these pacts and later became very devout Christians, and Im wondering how did they turn around? does anyone know about this?

(for example: americaneedsfatima.org/Articles/a-magdalene-of-our-times.html?utm_source=E0110&utm_medium=email&utm_term=E0110&utm_content=E0110&utm_campaign=603 )

thanks! 🙂
 
Well I don’t think any pact with satan would be a valid contract anyway. The main reason being that quite simply you are offering to sell something that does not belong to you. Your soul is not your own, it is God’s (“you are not your own”, “you were bought with a price”, etc.) Therefore, like in any dealings, you have no right to sell what isn’t yours. Though obviously the effects of such an illegitimate dealing could result in eternal damnation if not repented, I do not think it would be the “contract” itself which would cause damnation, but rather the turning away from God that such a contract would necessarily entail. In other words, you could not make such a pact unless you had already turned away from God, and if you have turned away from God and do not repent it matters little what agreements you make with whom because you have already cut yourself off from Christ.
 
The quote you provided, Monica, is exactly accurate. Pacts made with the devil can give him a greater role in the participant’s life, as long as the participant refuses to renounce the pact, but anyone can repent of such a thing, like they can of any other sin. Those pacts are junk. They might cause a person to think he’s bound, but he’s actually not. He’s free. He can choose to reject the devil any time. If he repents, he is immediately free to enter Heaven. I think for many or most people, the trial would end there.

I’m not knowledgeable enough to know if a demonic presence might linger for a while, harassing some people who have repented of one of these pacts. However, if that is possible, then the person can use sacramentals, the Rosary, the St. Michael Prayer or other means to defeat this presence. Anyone can do this.

The terms of these pacts are worthless and someone who sells his soul to the devil can take it back any time he wants, simply by repenting, as anyone in mortal sin can do.
 
Pretty sure there is a Saint who once was a priest for the enemy. Didn’t want to search for a name because of a the junk that would come up… so hopefully someone knows who I’m refering to.
 
Thanks everyone 🙂

I was also wondering…can people who’ve made such a pact receive absolution from a regular priest? or is it the type of sin that could only be absolved by a Bishop or the Pope?
 
One can not “sell his soul” to the Devil, because the soul itself is a gift from God. He can’t give God’s property to the Devil.

However, one can (and does) increase Satan’s influence on the world by giving in to the lies that he speaks.

And I’d love to learn more about Blessed Bartolo Longo – sounds like a very interesting person.

P.S. to UponTheAltar: I love your signature! :rotfl:
 
Monica4316 said:
Thanks everyone 🙂

I was also wondering…can people who’ve made such a pact receive absolution from a regular priest? or is it the type of sin that could only be absolved by a Bishop or the Pope?
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You may have to look up “excommunication” and if the Bishop has given this authority to bring back into communion to the local priest. Because abortion is such a stain, most priests’, if not all ordained, Catholic priests’, can absolve this. Don’t know the canon on this.
 
monica jesus loves you and wants you to be saved.the only difference in what judas did and st peter did in denying christ 3 times, was peter repented of his sins, we cant be sure of judas. the fact that you want to repent in itself means the devil can’t stop you

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Thanks everyone! 🙂

Well I don’t believe I’ve ever made a pact with the devil, but a couple times I was tempted to, sadly. I didn’t want it, but the feeling was kind of strong and sometimes I wonder if anything happened. 🤷 then I read about people who have done such things, (willingly and knowingly) and then repented. It’s great to know that God brought them back 🙂
 
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