   clemente domÃ­nguez y gÃ³mez (23 may 1946 â 22 march 2005) was a self-proclaimed successor of pope paul vi, and was recognised as pope gregory xvii by supporters of the palmarian catholic church breakway movement in 1978. his claim was not taken seriously by mainstream roman catholicism, the vast majority of whom were unaware of his existence. clemente domÃ­nguez y gÃ³mez was born in seville, spain. he was known as la voltio ("the she-volt") among the seville gays.y clemente ascendiÃ³ a Â«susÂ» cielos, eduardo del campo, el mundo, crÃ³nica, 27th march 2005, nÂº 493. he became closely associated with the palmar de troya movement, which had its origins in an alleged apparition of the blessed virgin mary on 30 march 1968 in el palmar de troya, a little village near utrera in the province of seville. he claimed to have experienced visions of the virgin mary from 30 september 1969. he claimed that the virgin in her messages condemned heresy and what was called progressivism, namely the reform of the catholic church underway as a result of vatican ii. his followers claimed he possessed the stigmata, the wounds of jesus after crucifixion, on his hands. however, the catholic church cast doubts on the legitimacy of the alleged visions and apparitions. clemente domÃ­nguez' claim to be the pope of the catholic church remains unaccepted by roman catholics, who accepted pope john paul i (1978) and pope john paul ii (1978â2005) as the true successors of pope paul vi. pope gregory xvii is generally regarded as an antipope. == controversially ordained == in december 1975, clemente domÃ­nguez founded his own religious order, the carmelites of the holy face, allegedly upon instructions from the blessed virgin mary in an apparition. domÃ­nguez, who assumed the name fr. ferdinand, was ordained bishop by roman catholic archbishop pierre martin ngÃ´ ÄÃ¬nh thá»¥c. archbishop thá»¥c was subsequently [[ex
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