Will God punish me forever because I had two abortions?

[mgk]

Many years ago I had two abortions, I was young and very stupid. My life has been nothing but problems. Although I was raised in a very catholic family, 12 years of catholic school, and to this day I attend daily mass, I do not think I will ever be forgiven. I have gone to confession and know it was wrong. As I said, my life has always been awful. Right now, I am losing my home and probably my marriage. All of this through my own doing, but I pray many times daily for the Lord to give me strength to fight off the demons. My parish priest, a wonderful holy man, said I need to keep telling the devil to go back to hell, but I still feel like he wants to control me. I have been at rock bottom for so long, and now we are losing it all and I know that my past sins I can never live down.

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

Be assured of God’s mercy, mgk! And know that we will be praying for you and hope that our readers will join us in offering prayers for peace and courage during this difficult time in your life.

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on forgiveness. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please contact Catholic Answers directly.

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