Criticism
Controversial practices which are not part of traditional Catholic devotion have been reported in the Palmarian Church since its foundation.
The church forbids contacts with non-members. It also forbids television, music, computers and most modern technologies.
DomÃnguez used self-harm to give himself the appearance of the stigmata.
Between 1978 and 1983, many adherents left the Palmarian Church, including the Palmarian Bishop Maurice Revaz. A similar case was Alfred Seiwert-Fleige, who was ordained a priest by Archbishop Thuc and consecrated a Palmarian bishop around 1980. He left the Palmarian Church in 1981.
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