The Washington Times

Unification Church poised for a new era, officials say

The Unification Church is strongly positioned to preserve and expand both its global spiritual outreach and its commercial holdings as tens of thousands of believers gather to say a final goodbye to founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon, two top church officials said in interviews here this week.

A mourner signs an electronic guest book at the Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center complex before going in to offer a flower and greet family members of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Thousands of mourners have come to the complex near Seoul, Korea over the last few days to pay tribute to the reverend, who founded the Unification Church. The official funeral services will be held on Saturday. Some 30,000 are expected to attend. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

A mourner signs an electronic guest book at the Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center complex before going in to offer a flower and greet family members of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Thousands of mourners have come to the complex near Seoul, Korea over the last few days to pay tribute to the reverend, who founded the Unification Church. The official funeral services will be held on Saturday. Some 30,000 are expected to attend. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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