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| Unification Church calls for prayers for ailing founder Sun Myung Moon | Unification Church calls for prayers for ailing founder Sun Myung Moon |
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| The Unification Church has asked its followers to pray and fast for its founder, the Rev Sun Myung Moon, who is unconscious with pneumonia in a Seoul hospital. | The Unification Church has asked its followers to pray and fast for its founder, the Rev Sun Myung Moon, who is unconscious with pneumonia in a Seoul hospital. |
| The 92-year-old's chances of surviving the next couple of days are 50-50, the church said, citing an unnamed doctor. | The 92-year-old's chances of surviving the next couple of days are 50-50, the church said, citing an unnamed doctor. |
| Moon is a self-proclaimed messiah who claims he was 15 when Jesus Christ urged him to complete his unfinished work. He founded his church in Seoul in 1954 and it has gained fame around the world, notably for its mass weddings. | Moon is a self-proclaimed messiah who claims he was 15 when Jesus Christ urged him to complete his unfinished work. He founded his church in Seoul in 1954 and it has gained fame around the world, notably for its mass weddings. |
| The church runs a multibillion-dollar empire that includes the Washington Times newspaper and the New Yorker hotel in Manhattan. Church officials say there are millions of members worldwide, but defectors and critics say the figure is no more than 100,000. | The church runs a multibillion-dollar empire that includes the Washington Times newspaper and the New Yorker hotel in Manhattan. Church officials say there are millions of members worldwide, but defectors and critics say the figure is no more than 100,000. |
| The church called for 40 days of prayer and a three-day fast aimed at inspiring Moon's recovery. His youngest son, Hyung Jin Moon, said Moon had been admitted to hospital after complications arising from an "untimely" bout of cold and pneumonia, and his family was by his bedside. | The church called for 40 days of prayer and a three-day fast aimed at inspiring Moon's recovery. His youngest son, Hyung Jin Moon, said Moon had been admitted to hospital after complications arising from an "untimely" bout of cold and pneumonia, and his family was by his bedside. |
| The Rev Joshua Cotter, vice-president of the Unification Church USA, said Moon had entered the hospital on 13 August and was in a critical condition. | The Rev Joshua Cotter, vice-president of the Unification Church USA, said Moon had entered the hospital on 13 August and was in a critical condition. |
| Moon's last public appearance came in July when he took part in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Peace Cup football tournament sponsored by his church in South Korea. | Moon's last public appearance came in July when he took part in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Peace Cup football tournament sponsored by his church in South Korea. |
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