Thousands of faithful at funeral of Unification Church founder

(15 Sep 2012) 1. Wide of coffin carrying body of Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, entering stadium at CheongShim Peace World Centre 2. Mid of coffin entering stadium 3. Wide of coffin being transferred to the main stage 4. Medium of mourners crying 5. Close-up of Moon's wife Hak Ja Han 6. Portrait of Moon 7. Wide of ceremony 8. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Hyung Jin Moon, the youngest son of Reverend Moon and the International President of the Unification Church: "True Father. Thank you for your unparalleled investment. We have no way to express our gratitude to you for bequeathing us your teachings and true love." 9. Close-up of the fourth son of Reverend Moon and the Chairman of Tongil Group, Kook Jin Moon and his wife Ji Yea Park 10. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Hyung Jin Moon, the youngest son of Reverend Moon and the International President of Unification Church "Today, all the world's people are sending you, True Father, off to the heavenly kingdom. We are resolved to follow your life and teachings that you, True Father, have shown us throughout your life." 11. Wide of Moon's family bowing before the portrait of Moon on the main stage 12. Medium of Unification Church's choir singing 13. Wide of Unification Church's choir singing 14. Medium of coffin leaving the main stage 15. Coffin being carried by officials 16. Wide of coffin being carried by officials 17. Medium of mourners crying 18. Wide of mourners 19. SOUNDBITE(Korean) Joo Sin-hye, 32, Teacher and member of Unification Church: "He has taken much pain until now. We feel sorry thinking that he might have passed away too early because of our insufficiency, but now we know what we have to do so we will try hard and move forward." 20. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Jeong Hye-ok, 69, Office Worker and member of Unification Church: "I cannot repress this sadness. However, as his will is a divine will different from normal people, I believe he will establish the foundation to build a heavenly world that unifies peace on earth and all thoughts and spirits." 21. Medium of Hyung Jin Moon and Kook Jin Moon leaving CheongShim Peace World Centre with Moon's coffin behind 22. Close-up of Unification Church symbol 23. Pan of vehicle carrying coffin of Moon, leaving the centre STORYLINE Tens of thousands of tearful mourners on Saturday attended the funeral of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church who built a multi-billion-dollar business empire stretching from the Korean Peninsula to the United States. Moon is a self-proclaimed messiah best known for conducting mass weddings in his efforts to build a multicultural world. He died at age 92 on 3 September at a church-owned hospital near his home in Gapyeong County, northeast of Seoul, two weeks after being taken to hospital with pneumonia. Church officials say 180,000 people visited Gapyeong during a 13-day mourning period before the funeral. His body was originally transferred to the church's gargantuan white palace on Mount Cheonseong overlooking the lakes and wooded forests of Gapyeong. It was then brought to the CheongShim Peace World Centre near the church-owned hospital just before the start of the funeral. "Today, all the world's people are sending you, True Father, off to the heavenly kingdom. We are resolved to follow your life and teachings that you, True Father, have shown us throughout your life," Moon's youngest son, Hyung Jin Moon, told mourners. The burial will take place near Mount Cheonseong. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...