Editing Unification Church (section)

===Moon's death and divisions within the Unification Church===

On August 15, 2012, Moon was reported to be gravely ill and was put on a respirator at the intensive care unit of St. Mary's Hospital at [[The Catholic University of Korea]] in Seoul. He was admitted on August 14, 2012, after suffering from [[pneumonia]] earlier in the month.<ref>{{cite news|title=Unification Church Says Leader Moon Is 'Gravely Ill'|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/unification-church-says-leader-moon-is-gravely-ill-.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=August 16, 2012|first=Sangwon|last=Yoon|date=August 15, 2012|archive-date=August 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819015630/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/unification-church-says-leader-moon-is-gravely-ill-.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He died there on September 3.<ref name="kherald201293">[http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120903000933&cpv=0 Unification Church founder dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916081841/http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120903000933&cpv=0 |date=September 16, 2012 }}, ''[[The Korea Herald]]'', September 3, 2012</ref> Soon after Moon's death, the [[Global Peace Foundation]], which had been founded in 2009 by Moon and Han's son [[Hyun Jin Moon]] and church leader [[Chung Hwan Kwak]], distanced itself from the FFWPU, which is led by Han. In 2017 they also founded the [[Family Peace Association]].

In 2014, Moon and Han's younger sons [[Hyung Jin Moon]] and [[Kook-jin Moon]] founded the [[Rod of Iron Ministries]] (also known as the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church). It has been controversial for its advocacy of private ownership of firearms and for its support of the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|January 6 United States Capitol protest]].<ref name="WaPo2018">{{cite news |last1=Dunkel |first1=Tom |date=May 21, 2018 |title=Locked and Loaded for the Lord |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/05/21/feature/two-sons-of-rev-moon-have-split-from-his-church-and-their-followers-are-armed/ |access-date=November 27, 2020 |archive-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522072231/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/05/21/feature/two-sons-of-rev-moon-have-split-from-his-church-and-their-followers-are-armed/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2017 |title=Leaders call for moral and innovative leadership at Global Peace Convention |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/129075/leaders-call-for-moral-and-innovative-leadership-at-global-peace-convention |access-date=June 30, 2022 |website=SUNSTAR |language=English |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630172006/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/129075/leaders-call-for-moral-and-innovative-leadership-at-global-peace-convention |url-status=live }}</ref> The Unification Church has struggled with severe financial difficulties following the death of Sun Myung Moon.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:통일교 한학자 총재 긴급 지시, "일괄 사직서 내라!"|trans-title=Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han issued an urgent directive, stating, "Submit your resignations!"|language=ko|url=http://m.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=20590|access-date=October 2, 2024|newspaper=Amen News|date=September 30, 2024}}</ref> On September 23, 2025, church leader Han Hak-ja, Moon's widow, was arrested on charges on bribery charges which involved the payment of two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, together worth 80 million won ($57,900; £42,500), to former South Korean first lady [[Kim Keon Hee]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjedkdy7ljno|title='Moonies' church leader arrested over gifts to ex-South Korean first lady|first=Kelly|last=Ng|publisher=BBC News|date=September 23, 2025|accessdate=September 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Special Prosecutor Appeals Unification Church Funds Sentences |url=https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2026/02/03/QM4UIRF7FFB57KRZCER5R43UKY/ |website=The Chosun Daily |access-date=3 February 2026 |language=en |date=3 February 2026}}</ref>