Rev. Moon dies at 92

The Rev. Sun Myung Moon was a self-proclaimed messiah who built a global business empire. He called both North Korean leaders and American presidents his friends, but spent time in prisons in both countries. His followers around the world cherished him, while his detractors accused him of brainwashing recruits and extracting money from worshipers.

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  1. FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997 file photo, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, center left, and his wife Hak Ja Han Moon officiate a mass wedding ceremony during at RFK Stadium in Washington. Moon, self-
  2. FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 file photo, couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony arranged by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon Univer
  3. FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002 photo, Rev. Sun Myung Moon, center left, and his wife Hak Ja Han Moon walk down a red carpet as they are introduced during the Affirmation of Vows part of the I
  4. FILE - In this August 8, 1977 photo, followers of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon of the Unification Church, protest pornography in Norfolk, Va. Rev. Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification
  5. FILE - In this Saturday, June 25, 2005 file photo, Unification Church leader Rev. Sun Myung Moon speaks during his
  6. FILE - In this July 4, 1985 file photo, Rev. Sun Myung Moon smiles and waves as he leaves the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Conn. Moon, who heads the Unification Church, was jailed last
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