Sins that can't be forgiven

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No, there are not.
There are no limits to the mercy of God, but anyone who deliberately refuses to accept his mercy by repenting, rejects forgiveness and the salvation offered by the Holy Spirit. (Catechism 1864)
So there is no sin that cannot be forgiven.

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but i have despaired and doubted forgiveness??!!?! Am I doomed?
 
God can forgive every and any sin, but you need to do your part and confess them
 
Given this and other posts of yours, you seem to suffer from scrupulosity. Posting on the internet seeking the opinions of random strangers is not going to help you, and may in fact exacerbate your anxieties. You should seek the help of a competent priest.

-Fr ACEGC
 
I was always told sins against the Holy Spirit could not be forgiven, although Im not sure how sins against God and sins against the HS differ?
 
I was always told that the only truly unforgivable sin is final impenitence. As long as we ask for forgiveness properly, we will always be forgiven.
 
mikekle said:
I was always told sins against the Holy Spirit could not be forgiven, although Im not sure how sins against God and sins against the HS differ?
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The Scriptures say that Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is the only unforgivable sin. (Matthew 12:22-32). The Church says this sin is final impenitence. Here is Jimmy Akin’s article on it from EWTN:

ewtn.com/library/ANSWERS/UNFORGIV.HTM

I hope this helps.
 
mikekle said:
I was always told sins against the Holy Spirit could not be forgiven, although Im not sure how sins against God and sins against the HS differ?
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To sin against the Holy Spirit is when we ascribe the work of the Holy Spirit to the devil.
 
God can forgive any sin, but there is one sin that cannot be pardoned and that is blasphemy against the Holy Ghost.
 
wllmjoseph said:
To sin against the Holy Spirit is when we ascribe the work of the Holy Spirit to the devil.
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Could you give an example when that could happen? I cant think of any situation where someone would confuse the origin of an act to that extreme
 
mikekle said:
Could you give an example when that could happen? I cant think of any situation where someone would confuse the origin of an act to that extreme
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In post #10 I posted a link to a whole article about this sin from EWTN by Jimmy Akin. I guess no one read the post. 🤷

It explains it very well.
 
I think it’s better not to dwell on possibility of failing to repent.

C,S,Lewis said, "“No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. To those who knock it is opened.”

God really wants us all in heaven. He loves us. That’s what to focus on.

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marypiopadre said:
Is there any sins that God can’t forgive?
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All sins can be forgiven if the sinner truly repents, but …

Baltimore Catechism No. 3
Q. 433. What are the sins against the Holy Ghost which Our Lord said will not be forgiven either in this world or in the next?

A. The sins against the Holy Ghost which Our Lord said will not be forgiven either in this world or in the next, are sins committed out of pure malice, and greatly opposed to the mercy of God, and are, therefore, seldom forgiven.

From A Catechism of Christian Doctrine (“Penny Catechism”)

The Six Sins Against the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost) Are:
  1. Presumption
  2. Despair
  3. Resisting the Known Truth
  4. Envy of Another’s Spiritual Good
  5. Obstinacy in Sin
  6. Final Impenitence
 
Vico said:
All sins can be forgiven if the sinner truly repents, but …

Baltimore Catechism No. 3
Q. 433. What are the sins against the Holy Ghost which Our Lord said will not be forgiven either in this world or in the next?

A. The sins against the Holy Ghost which Our Lord said will not be forgiven either in this world or in the next, are sins committed out of pure malice, and greatly opposed to the mercy of God, and are, therefore, seldom forgiven.

From A Catechism of Christian Doctrine (“Penny Catechism”)

The Six Sins Against the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost) Are:
  1. Presumption
  2. Despair
  3. Resisting the Known Truth
  4. Envy of Another’s Spiritual Good
  5. Obstinacy in Sin
  6. Final Impenitence
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:bigyikes: Really? Despair? Resisting the known truth?
 
Blessedwithfive said:
:bigyikes: Really? Despair? Resisting the known truth?
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For those, see St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part 2, 2nd part, Question 14. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, Article 2. Whether it is fitting to distinguish six kinds of sin against the Holy Ghost?

God’s gifts whereby we are withdrawn from sin, are two:
  • one is the acknowledgment of the truth, against which there is the “resistance of the known truth,” when, namely, a man resists the truth which he has acknowledged, in order to sin more freely: * while the other is the assistance of inward grace, against which there is “envy of a brother’s spiritual good,” when, namely, a man is envious not only of his brother’s person, but also of the increase of Divine grace in the world.
Reply to Objection 1. The sins of despair and presumption consist, not in disbelieving in God’s justice and mercy, but in contemning them.

newadvent.org/summa/3014.htm
 
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