Moon believed he was chosen by Jesus Christ to continue the work of establishing an ideal world of peace and harmony.
From 1961 until recently, he oversaw mass weddings at which thousands were matched with spouses they sometimes had just met and who were often from different countries.
One of the largest ceremonies, held in Seoul's Jamsil Stadium in 1992, saw 30,000 couples simultaneously tie the knot.
Critics have vilified his ministry as "heretical" and accused it of indoctrinating its followers - often described as Moonies.
Born to a farming family in 1920 in what is now North Korea, Moon founded the Unification Church in 1954 and built it into a global religious movement that now claims some three million members.
As the church rose to prominence in the 70s and 80s, it spawned a parallel multi-billion dollar business empire encompassing dozens of firms involved in construction, machinery, food, education, the media and even a professional football club.
Its media holdings include the Washington Times and the United Press International news agency, and it also dominates the fishing and distribution industry supplying sushi outlets in the US.
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The quotes in your signature line seem oddly relevant to the text in your post.
"Finally, for your rather strange idea that miracles are somehow linked to the amount of gay sexual gratification that is taking place would require that primitive Christianity was launched by gay sex, would it not?"
LDS who have problems with the role of garments in married life might like to look at the rather detailed instructions given here. They will, I think, feel that they have got off lightly:
After the act of love, both spouses should wipe their sexual areas with the Holy Handkerchief. Hang the handkerchief to dry naturally and keep them eternally. They must be kept individually labeled and should never be laundered or mixed up.
Never laundered? ... Oh dear.
I wonder if the Unification Church has apologists? I'd really like to see how they would deal with justifying that one.
Zadok: I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis. Maksutov: That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.