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Friday 5 June 2015

Palmarian Dress Code

Dress Code

Regarding dress code, the Palmarian Church says:

 “1. As We have already required, in order to enter the sacred enclosure of El Palmar de Troya, ‑ as likewise to assist at the Masses and other cults celebrated by our Chaplains throughout Spain and other parts of the world, ‑ and in order as well to take part in prayer groups, or those reunions called Cenacles, it is obligatory:
FOR WOMEN:  Head covered (veil, mantilla, etc.).  The dress at least four inches below the knees; not close fitting; not transparent; the sleeves long; not cut low at the neck. The legs covered with stockings, from 14 years of age, while those who are younger will at least wear socks. Trousers are forbidden.
FOR MEN:  Clothing that is dignified and decent (long sleeves, shirt buttoned at the top, and so forth).
2. Women as well as men have the obligation, wherever they might be, to observe the norms of Christian dress, that distinguish them as authentic Christians.  It is totally forbidden for a woman to wear trousers, since trousers pertain exclusively to men.  Deuteronomy, 22, 5; "A woman shall not be clothed with man's apparel; neither shall a man use woman's apparel. For he that does these things is abominable before God."
3. Our Chaplains must require the strict fulfillment of the norms given above, forbidding the faithful who do not comply from assisting at Mass, or at other cults, or at reunions for prayer.”

Priests are obliged to wear a cassock/soutane, including outside of church. They explain why this should be done:

“it keeps him from entering a place where he ought not to be… Above all it helps the virtue of chastity. Moreover it helps the faithful to recognize who those are, who, although taken from the world, are separated from the world.”

They also urge the faithful to wear the Scapular of Palmar.


Friday 29 May 2015

Beliefs of the Palmarian Church: Part Three

Children and the Church

The Palmarian Church believe that “newly born children should receive the Sacrament of Baptism within a week from birth; or at most a fortnight.” After baptism, but not too soon after, Confirmation is to be administered to children when they reach one year old, and should be administered before they reach seven years old, the earlier the better. They say confirmation is not necessary for salvation but it is highly preferable.

They urge parents to strictly discipline their children and they are thankful to God for all the corrections and severe punishments they received as children.

The Church says, in schools nowadays, the majority of teachers are wicked followers and hired assassins of Satan. Modern schools are a place where children lose their innocence and they are a “hotbed of future criminals, prostitutes, thieves, drug addicts, rogues and every kind of depraved person.” These schools are seminaries of masonry run by wolves in sheep’s clothing. They strongly condemn sexual education in school and they say children will learn by themselves and with the help of the Holy Ghost.

They oblige parents to teach their children according to Church Doctrine and they speak of the importance of parenting and urge mothers and fathers to raise their children well. One paragraph stands out in particular, not because it is extreme or dangerous, but because it is giving good advice and assigning appropriate responsibility to parents, with no mention of God. Here is that paragraph:

“Very beloved sons:  if you have children who have gone astray, do not put the blame solely on them. Think and reflect on your own conduct, since much of what is bad in your children was learned in their own home.  In addition, your children have learned bad things in the street, in other places and other houses.  That being so, you ought to ask yourself if truly you concerned yourself about where your children went, or what company they kept. The father of the family must preach by example. He must treat his wife as a companion, and not as a slave; and he must treat his children with paternal love, not to be confused with softness, since it is a matter of justice and mercy.”

They tell parents to excuse their children from religious classes in school, since “what is taught today in the schools is not in accord with the Law of God”. They then go on to talk more about education and the media and we feel this section contained so much information that we should simply quote a large section. We will end this article with this quote which is from the sixth pontifical document of the Palmarian Church:

“We have verified that Masonry, intrinsically the enemy of Christ, manipulates the schools, as well as the greater part of the communications media.  Disgraceful to say, the actual schools are hotbeds of putrefaction, immorality, deviation, and decomposition of authentic spiritual values, moral and patriotic. The schools have also been turned into a studied, calculated and astutely prepared seminary, that afford the opportunity, by means of instruction, to inspire the children with abhorrence for the very idea of God, and to imbue adherence, forcing the will to enter in an immediate future, political organizations which practice diabolical militant atheism, be it under the name of Masonry, or under the name of Marxism, or whatever similar socialism.  And what is worse, in many instances, this instruction is given by Priests, who say they are Catholic; when in fact they are henchmen and lackeys of Antichrist.  Very beloved children, you, the fathers and mothers of families, for love of God, watch over your children. They are going to be either one or other of two things; either holy and valiant sons of the army of Christ, or the apostate militant henchmen of Antichrist.  Watch over what your children read.  As parents, the representatives of God in the family, you have power to prohibit your children reading that which is contrary to God; using if necessary, punishments, reasonable and severe.

Very beloved children, it is necessary that there disappear from your homes, whatever book or literature that is contrary to God, contrary to wholesome doctrine, contrary to morality, and so forth.  Very beloved children, you who are fathers and mothers of the family, watch over and take care of the media of social communication that your children use.  For example, the television, which in itself is a marvellous instrument, which, put in the service of God can accomplish a great apostolate; but, disgracefully, this does not occur, because Masonry manipulates television on a universal scale, presenting programmes which attack God, attack wholesome Doctrine, morals, and also true patriotic values.  It is clear that there is a world scheme that, by means of television, those nations that traditionally had been distinguished for their Catholic Faith, apostatise and join the hosts of Antichrist.

We, as common Father of all true Catholics, with anguished appeal, and with immense love for the institution of the family, repeat insistently; you, fathers and mothers of the family, be vigilant, watch and teach your children, in order that they become true sons of God.  Be alert, since Masonry, Marxism, Zionism and so forth, rule and manipulate satanically the majority of the Governments of the world.  Unhappily, we are living the times when the prince of darkness is ruling the world situation.  Very beloved children, consider also that in radio, Masonry has infiltrated; and where most it has infiltrated is the press; newspapers, weeklies, periodicals, documentaries and so forth.  Certainly it can be said that the Press, in greater part, is manipulated, articulated and propagated by International Masonry, with few exceptions.  For this reason, watch the reading matter that falls into the hands of your children; not merely watch, but also prohibit firmly your children from obtaining such reading matter, by whatever means, by purchase, by loan from other friends, and so forth.  Prohibit this with holy energy, with firmness and just punishments, for the good of your souls, for the good of their souls, and to serve God's Holy Church.  Do not forget that in the Press, is practised every form of corruption; among which, immorality through pornography.  Do not forget, pornography is an invention of Satan to divert and destroy Catholic morals.”



Friday 22 May 2015

Beliefs of the Palmarian Church: Part Two

Masonry, Marxism and Capitalism

The Roman Catholic Church has historically been opposed to freemasonry, although since Vatican II they have been more lenient in regards to Catholics becoming freemasons. The Palmarian Church is strongly opposed to freemasonry and they believe masons have infiltrated the Roman Church, and have control over many aspects of people’s lives, including the education system, the media, the United Nations, and the majority of world governments.

The Palmarian Church unsurprisingly hurled anathema against the Masonic sect, saying:

“It is not possible to be Christian and Mason at the same time.  Masonry is the antithesis of Christianity, a doctrine inspired by the very devil, Satan himself.
“We declare that the Curia residing in Rome, in the greater part, is a genuine arm of 33rd degree Masonry, intent on destroying the Church.”
“We have verified that Masonry, intrinsically the enemy of Christ, manipulates the schools, as well as the greater part of the communications media.  Disgraceful to say, the actual schools are hotbeds of putrefaction, immorality, deviation, and decomposition of authentic spiritual values, moral and patriotic.”
“Be alert, since Masonry, Marxism, Zionism and so forth, rule and manipulate satanically the majority of the Governments of the world.”
“hurl anathema against the Masonic world organism of the United Nations”
“hurl excommunication also at all those who engage in dialogue with the Official Hierarchy of the Church, right arm of Masonry installed in Rome.”
“We feel in Our flesh the cry of bitter pain and grief of so many sons under the tyrannical oppression of Marxism.  With the help of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, We stand prepared to die defending the Faith and condemning heretics.”

These are just some of the quotes of the Palmarian Church which show their views on Masonry.

As seen above, they also condemn Marxism. They excommunicated all members of the Church affiliated with Marxism or Communism, including anyone who talks to a Militant Atheist.

Regarding Marxism and Communism, they say this:

“The official Church called Roman, today governed by the Antipope John Paul I, while it tightens the bonds of friendship with the countries of the Iron Curtain, at the same time, an incalculable number of Catholics are suffering in their very flesh, the accursed tyranny of Marxism. It is not possible to have friendly relations with the hierarchs who martyr Our very beloved sons of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslavakia, and of the satellite countries of Russia, not to forget the very beloved Cuba governed today by the accursed Fidel Castro, who, without doubt, is one of the precursors of Antichrist. It is sad for authentic Catholics to hear how today they exalt the accursed figures of Karl Marx, Lenin, Stalin, and others who follow them.”

They claimed, in 1978, that the Roman Bishops were the friends of communists, and that the majority of Catholics are only Catholics by name. They declare that Christianity and Communism are contradictory doctrines.

The Palmarian Church also condemns Capitalism, saying it is the brother of Marxism because both fight against God, both corrupt the world and both poison mankind. They claim Capitalism and Marxism are both works of Masonry, and Masonry is the work of Satan. They announce as prophecy that “marxism is preparing the 3rd World War with the help of capitalism.” Bishops and Priests are obliged to refuse Sacraments to any Capitalist who doesn’t give their workers a fair wage. They say many Capitalists invest great sums into Masonry, Pornography, and anti-Christian propaganda.

They also condemn Americanism, describing it as “the exaggerated modern tendency of giving excessive importance to natural virtues and material well‑being, thus deforming Christianity”.

Regarding Jews, they say this:

“the name which belongs to the unconverted Jews is that of DEICIDE RACE, AND THAT OF PERFIDIOUS JEWS AND HERETICS.”


Deicide means god-killing and is a belief of many Christians that the Jewish race is collectively responsible for the death of Jesus Christ. Perfidious means deceitful and untrustworthy.

Friday 15 May 2015

Beliefs of the Palmarian Church: Part One

Palmarian Doctrine, Mass and Vatican II

The Palmarian Church is a traditionalist Catholic Church. They believe that due to the apostasy of the Roman Catholic Church, God has saved His Church through the transfer of the Holy See of Peter from Rome to Palmar de Troya in 1978 and outside of the Catholic Palmarian Church, there is no salvation. John Paul I and all Roman Popes after him are declared Anti-Popes. Pope Paul VI was the last true Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and the Palmarian Church declared him a martyr and a saint in October 1978. Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (Pope Gregory XVII) succeeded Paul VI as pope. He was the first Pope of the Palmarian Church. Dominguez died in 2005 and was succeeded by Manuel Alonso Corral who had been by his side since the 1968 apparitions. Corral took the name Pope Peter II. Corral appointed Sergio Maria as Secretary of State of the Church. Corral died in 2011 and was succeeded by Maria who was elected by conclave. He took the name Pope Gregory XVIII.
In a Pontifical Document, the same one in which they declare Pope Paul VI a saint, they say this:

“…Pope Saint Paul VI lived in the Vatican surrounded by enemies, who acted as gaolers and tormentors.  This holy Pope passed the days of his pontificate subjected to large doses of drugs, which were administered to him by his tormentors.  These were cardinals, bishops, priests and so forth.  Among these tormentors there stand out Cardinal Jean Villot, Cardinal Giovanni Benelli, Cardinal Sebastian Baggio, Cardinal Poletti,—and among others there also stands out Casaroli, of the Vatican’s diplomatic service, the great traitor, who opened the gates for satanical dialogue with the Marxists.  Pope Saint Paul VI is not guilty of the heresies introduced, since he was coerced and drugged.  Also the holy Pontiff’s signature was forged, and in addition, falsified documents were promulgated.  The Masons and other infiltrated heretics in the Roman Curia reached the point of destroying the Catholic Mass, changing it and putting in its place the heretical Mass of the great Mason and traitor Bugnini.

We give guarantee and assurance, pledging Our word in the name of Christ, that the life of Pope Saint Paul VI was exemplary and virtuous.  This holy Pope gave himself up completely to prayer and penance, and, of course, to continual self-sacrifice, his pontificate having been a sorrowful ascent to Calvary.  This holy Pope was vilely murdered by the traitors of the Roman Curia.

We desire that Pope Saint Paul VI bear the most worthy title of Martyr.

We declare Saint Paul VI, Martyr, to be a special guardian of Ours in Our pontificate.

We exhort all the faithful to honour the memory of the great Pontiff, Saint Paul VI, Martyr.  The hour has come to acknowledge the great personality of this exalted Pope.  He lived amidst great incomprehension, as well of progressivists, as of extreme traditionalists.  Consider this height of human injustice: after his life amidst incomprehension, and after his death, there entered that clown of an Antipope, Cardinal Luciani, called John Paul I; who, with his false smile of 33 days, eclipsed the great pontificate of 15 years of Saint Paul VI.”

The Palmarian Church were strongly against the modernisation and progressivism of the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II, which was introduced to the Roman Church in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. It was continued and finished by Pope Paul VI in 1965 but the Palmarian Church doesn’t hold either of these Popes responsible for Vatican II, they see it as a “device of freemasonry to put an end to the Church” and believe the Roman Curia had been infiltrated by Masonry. In the above quote they claim that Paul VI was drugged, coerced and documents forged in his name. They also defend Pope John XXIII, saying:

“We stand in defence of the sacred person of Pope Saint John XXIII.  The errors in the government of the Church during his pontificate cannot be put to his blame, since this holy Pope, because of his goodness, was used by the Church’s enemies.  This Pope was incapable of thinking ill of others.  He placed confidence in everyone and in the apparent goodness of those about him.  Without doubt, Pope Saint John XXIII was coerced and manipulated by the Masons.  In the intense agony which prepared him for passage to the other life, he purified with dreadful pain the errors of his pontificate.”

Dominguez, and other Church Officials, laid the foundations of Palmarian Doctrine. They re-established the Holy Latin Tridentine Mass, which was used in the Roman Church from 1570 to 1969, stating that “the Holy Mass is the Sacrifice of Calvary, a Sacrifice bloodless, but nevertheless real, in which Christ is immolated.” They anathematised the New Mass (Novus Ordo Missae) which replaced the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Church. They also make it forbidden for the faithful to make responses during Mass, although they can sing. The faithful are forbidden from administering Holy Communion, or any other ministries meant to be performed by priests.

“We impose on all the faithful the obligation of hearing the Holy Latin Tridentine Mass of St. Pius V.
We severely prohibit all the faithful from assisting at the celebration of the New Mass.”
“We proclaim and impose the Holy Latin Tridentine Mass of St. Plus V, including the last Gospel of St. John, the Leonine Prayers, and the Invocations to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and likewise the transpierced heart of St. Teresa of Jesus.”

They made a proclamation of the Marian and Josephine Dogmas, recognising Mary as “Mary Mediatrix, Mary Co-Redemptress, Mary Queen, and Mary Mother of the Church.” And recognising Joseph as “St. Joseph pre sanctified in the womb of his mother, St. Joseph Assumed into Heaven body and soul, and St. Joseph, Father and Doctor of the Church.”

They condemn the Dutch Catechism of 1966 and declare that all catechisms (religious teachings) should be done in accord with the Council of Trent and the teachings of Saint Pope Pius X, and other traditional doctrine. Mothers and fathers are obliged to have these catechisms in their homes, and to teach them to their children.

The Church declares that the Popes of the True Church, currently and historically, exercise Spiritual Power and Temporal Power, all the world being subject to him. The pope can distribute lands, depose kings and name kings.

They declare that every good Catholic has a Sacred Duty to frequently read the Holy Gospel, the reading of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, of the Magisterium of the Church, the Encyclicals of the Popes, of Pontifical Documents, of genuine thinkers on Traditional Doctrine, and writings of Saints of the Church.

The Palmarian church obliges Priestly Celibacy, claiming that when a priest remains celibate and resists temptation, they are in some ways, made equal to angels. They claim celibacy gives them “greater spiritual power for the cure of souls and their salvation, by reason of his being near to angelic purity.”. They also condemn ‘Worker Priests’, meaning priests who have employment outside of priesthood.

The faithful must only be in a worker’s union with other Palmarians.

They declare without doubt that women may never be ordained into the priesthood.

They urge the importance of confession, declaring that it was instituted by Jesus Christ and is required in order to receive absolution for sins. They also declare that collective absolution can only be practiced in extreme cases of emergency.

The Palmarian Church forbids the faithful from attending any religious functions which take part in Roman Catholic Churches, including funerals, marriages, baptisms and other functions.
The Church is strongly against divorce and proclaims that the indissolubility of marriage is divine law. They also proclaim that the purpose of marriage is procreation and not sexual pleasure. They make a strong stand against abortion and other forms of birth control, claiming that a fetus has a right to be born and anyone who “does anything to prevent the birth of the creature, opposes god”. While condemning divorce they suddenly start prophesizing and warning the governments of the world:

“We proclaim and declare that the states and Governments of the world, as authorities representing God, have the sacred duty to put in practice all the laws that accord with the Law of God. Wherefore, We proclaim that holy and unmistakeable phrase; "We must obey God rather than men.”  Following this wise rule, We declare that the true faithful of the Church have the sacred duty to resist the laws not in accord with the Law of God.

We, fulfilling Our mission as authentic Pastor and Prophet, announce to the world; All the Nations which in their Constitutions, have proclaimed, promulgated or defended laws contrary to God, will draw down upon themselves the malediction of God Omnipotent; and as a result of these maledictions, will have to suffer innumerable punishments; as fierce wars, fearful earthquakes, floods, plagues, epidemics, atrocious sicknesses, and every kind of catastrophe and vicissitude, since no one makes mockery of God.
We, as Universal Father, who greatly loves the sons God has given into Our hands, cannot hide in silence the fact that we are on the verge of a horrible and cruel Third World War, in which there will disappear from the face of the earth many cities, as well as entire nations.  Appearing on the horizon, the panorama, prelude to great events, grips one with fear and trembling.  We have still time to avoid, postpone or mitigate the imminent and proximate Third World War, nuclear war, atomic and horrific.  Very beloved sons, do not be amazed that the Pope is Prophet, who announces to you the great torments that are approaching; since other Popes announced in prophecy the two previous World Wars.  Had the world listened to the word of warning by the Pope, it would have avoided the two World Wars.”

They re-established Latin as the official language of the Palmarian Church, considering it a Sacred Language because so many people who they regard as saints have used Latin in the past, which was commonly used in the Roman Church for about 17 centuries.
In regard to the Eastern Catholic Church, they declare:

“the terminology "Orthodox Church" which is given commonly to the Eastern schismatics is incorrect; whereas the true name is "Heterdox Church", because orthodoxy means to be in possession of the true doctrine, and heterdoxy means to profess erroneous doctrine.” 

They state that the Eastern Church are obliged to confess and profess the same doctrine as the Latin Rite, otherwise they are a false church.


In future posts we will discuss more of the Palmarian Beliefs including their views on Masonry, Marxism, Dress Code, Children, the Media, Franco, Columbus and much more.

Sunday 29 March 2015

Introduction to the Palmarian Church: Part Two


In part one, we finished with the Thuc Consecrations in 1976, where Clemente Dominguez, Manuel Corral and three other priests became bishops. Dominguez was now Bishop Primate of Palmar De Troya, Father Ferdinand.

We restart the story in 1978, while Dominguez was on a mission in South America. On 6 August, 1978, Pope Paul VI died, leaving the papal seat vacant. Dominguez used this opportunity to declare himself pope saying he had been mystically crowned by Jesus Christ with Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul present. The crowning took place in Santa Fe De Bogota, Colombia. The details of Dominguez' ordination were documented in a Palmarian pontifical Document titled “Tridentine Mass & Reception of Eucharist”:

“For the knowledge of the whole Catholic world, we give the following communication:

"HABEMUS PAPAM" — WE HAVE A POPE!””




Dominguez took the name Pope Gregory XVII and was crowned by Manuel Corral and three other bishops, presumably those who were ordained alongside Dominguez and Corral. These four bishops (including Corral) were appointed as Cardinals. Now Palmarian Cardinals, they signed the document in the City of Seville on 15 August, 1978. 

Cardinal Isidore (Manuel Alonso Corral In the past)
Cardinal Elias (Carmelo Pacheco Sanchez in the past)
Cardinal Leander (Camllo Estevez Puga in the past)
Cardinal Fulgenctus (Francis Sandler in the past)

They also documented his coronation on 15 August, 1978:

“On this memorable day, in the city of Seville, Calle Redes 11, there took place the most Solemn Coronation of His Holiness Pope Gregory XVII, by Cardinals Father Isidore, Father Elias, Father Leander and Father Fulgencius.
This Coronation was carried out in fulfilment of the command of the Mont Holy Virgin in the Message of 9th. August, 1978. The Ceremony began about 3 in the morning of the said day, 15th. Aug.   All the Bishops, Priests, Religious, Nuns of the Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face, and a very numerous group of the faithful, representing different Provinces of Spain and various European Nations, and including America, who came in Pilgrimage to be present at so solemn an event, were there.”

They performed a Coronation, some people kissing the feet of the newly crowned Pope Gregory XVII. The Carmelites of the Holy Face was now the Palmarian Catholic Church. The Holy Spirit, the Papacy, and the Church had moved from Rome to El Palmar De Troya in 1978. John Paul I and all Roman Popes after him were declared Anti-Popes and the Vatican Council II was denounced as progressive and heretical.

He proclaimed the reestablishment of the Holy Latin Tridentine Mass, which was used in the Roman Church from 1570 to 1969 and anathematised the New Mass (Novus Ordo Missae) which replaced the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Church. He also made a proclamation of the Marian and Josephine Dogmas and declared anathema all those who should say anything to the contrary.

Although the New Mass was promulgated by Pope Paul VI, who the Palmarian Church declare as a Martyr Saint, they do not hold him responsible for its introduction into the Roman Church as they explain in the same document from earlier:

“We proclaim before the unalterable judgement of God and the judgement of History that, the New Mass is not the work of Our venerable Predecessor Paul VI.  Since, We openly proclaim that We know Our Predecessor to have been terribly coerced and submitted to drugs.  For as much, his Papal signature was obtained by force, while the upright will of the Supreme Pontiff remained disabled.”

Over the next few years, the Palmarian Church Doctrine would start to form, with many Pontifical Documents declaring rules and anathematising almost everyone who isn’t Palmarian. Dominguez had a dedicated following. Many were from the local area or other regions of Spain, but the church had followers from all over the world. Dominguez apparently had dioceses in Argentina, France and USA. They also had a headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. We do not know when these headquarters were created or how long they lasted. The Church website also had translations in English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian and Russian.


There is much to discuss regarding Palmar and we will explore all of that in due time. We welcome comments from everyone and would be interested if you have any information about the Palmarian Church. Were you involved? Do you know someone who was or still is involved?

Saturday 21 March 2015

Introduction to the Palmarian Church: Part One

The Palmarian Church is a small group of Roman Catholic dissidents who believe that in 1978, following the death of Pope Paul VI, the Holy See of Rome was transferred to a Spanish village called El Palmar De Troya.

Also Known As:
  • Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face
  • The Order of the Last Times
  • The Palmarian Catholic Church
  • The Church of El Palmar De Troya
  • Palmarian Church


When four young girls were picking flowers on farmland near El Palmar De Troya, in 1968, they claimed they saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary by a small tree.

Hundreds of people soon flocked to the tree. Amongst them were accountant Clemente Dominguez and lawyer Manuel Alonso Corral, both from Seville. They also reported visions at the sight and stated that people could be cured by going there. Dominguez soon became the ‘principal seer’. Dominguez apparently had stigmata and bled 14 litres of blood. He also claimed, in his visions, the Virgin Mary commanded him to rid the Catholic Church of “heresy and progressivism”, which would include Communism, Freemasonry and Zionism based on his future statements.

In 1982, Associated Press wrote about Dominguez:

“On Aug. 15, 1970, over 40,000 pilgrims, most of them blind or paralysed, converged on the dusty Seville suburb of Palmar de Troya to hear his tales at an open-air Mass.”

The Roman Church rejected the validity of the El Palmar De Troya visions and prohibited Catholics from attending services there.

The Palmarian CathedralIn 1972, Dominguez purchased the 12-hectare farmland of La Alcaparrosa, the sight of the visions. This is where they began building the Palmarian Cathedral and the surrounding 5-metre high walls. It is unclear where exactly Dominguez got the money from but he apparently received a large sum from an aged baroness. It has also been said that they received support from Ultra-Rightists within the local authorities.

In 1975, Dominguez formed a new religious order, “The Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face”. At this point they were still loyal to the Roman Catholic Church and Pope Paul VI but believed he was being held captive and drugged by Masonic, Liberal Cardinals. They later went on to state in 1978 that Pope Paul VI “was manipulated and coerced to visit the cursed organisation of the United Nations… who for the greater part, represented Masonry, Marxism and Zionism.”

In 1976, Marcel Lefebvre and Maurice Revaz from the Society of St Pius X persuaded Vietnamese Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc of the authenticity of the Palmarian apparitions. Soon after, Dominguez, Corral and three priests were ordained as bishops by Thuc. The ordinations were performed without authorisation from the Holy See of Rome and therefore Pope Paul VI excommunicated Thuc and the five ordained “bishops”.

In 1976, Dominguez was blinded in a car accident.


I will continue this post next week where we will discuss Dominguez’ declaration as Pope and the creation of the Palmarian Church.