In this July 19, 2012 file photo, Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the Unification Church, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Peace Cup Suwon at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea. (Ahn Young/AP)
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The founder of the Unification Church is unconscious and in critical condition at a South Korea hospital.
The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 92, was admitted to a Seoul hospital's intensive-care unit on Thursday with pneumonia.
His doctor has given him only a 50-50 chance of survival, spokesman Ahn Ho-yeol said.
Moon's church has gained fame for its mass weddings, sometimes referred to as Moonie weddings.
Moon is a self-proclaimed messiah who said that he was 15 when Jesus Christ personally called on him to complete his unfinished work.
The church also runs a multibillion-dollar religious and business empire that includes The Washington Times newspaper, UPI and the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan.
Moon's last major public appearance was last month when he took part in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Peace Cup soccer tournament sponsored by his church in South Korea.
On Thursday, the church called for 40 days of prayer and a three-day fast aimed at inspiring Moon's recovery.
In the 1982, Moon was convicted of tax fraud and served 13 months in a Federal prison in Connecticut.
The United States branch of the church held a five-week summer day camp in New York's Harriman State Park.
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In this July 19, 2012 file photo, Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the Unification Church, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Peace Cup Suwon at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea. (Ahn Young/AP)
