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Mrs. Moon sits in one of two seats reserved for the "True Parents," with the other one being empty, during the Seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony, known as the traditional funeral in western terms, for the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea. Thousands of mourners from countries around the world came to witness the event and say goodbye to the head of the Unification Church. Some 15,000 fit into the stadium, where the funeral was held, with another 10,000 to 15,000 expected to be watching live simulcasts around the complex. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Grandson Shin Jun, left, and Kwon Jin Moon, one of the sons of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, carry in a portrait of the reverend at the beginning of the Seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony, known as the traditional funeral in western terms, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea. Thousands of mourners from countries around the world came to witness the event and say goodbye to the head of the Unification Church. Some 15,000 fit into the stadium, where the funeral was held, with another 10,000 to 15,000 expected to be watching live simulcasts around the complex. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A mother feeds her children on the steps of the stadium outside the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Because thousands of mourners from countries around the world came to witness the event and say goodbye to the head of the Unification Church, the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, many arrived very early and took a break to eat once there. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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With members of second-generation Unification Church families lining the walkway in yellow, the family of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon processes out of the stadium at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea at the end of his funeral on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Mrs. Moon, second from right, follows her husband's casket as it makes its way out of the stadium of the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. The reverend's funeral was held following a 13-day mourning period. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Grandson Shin Jun, left, and Kwon Jin Moon, one of the sons of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, carry a portrait of the reverend as the process out of the stadium at the end of the Seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony, on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea. Behind them comes the reverend's casket. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Family members of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon bow after offering flowers before a portrait of the reverend during his funeral, called the Seonghwa, on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Grandson Shin Jun, left, and Kwon Jin Moon, one of the sons of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, carry in a portrait of the reverend at the beginning of the Seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony, known as the traditional funeral in western terms, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea. At left in yellow are members of second-generation Unification Church families. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A group of second-generation family Unification Church members, dressed in yellow, process into the stadium at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 to line the walkway where the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's casket will make its way to the stage for the Seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A group of second-generation family Unification Church members, dressed in yellow, at right, process into the stadium at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 to line the walkway where the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's casket will make its way to the stage for the Seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A man reads a paper that talks about the life of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon in the stadium of the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, the day of te reverend's funeral. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A Universal Peace Federation (UPF) usher holds up an umbrella to signal to people where to go in one of the corridors of the stadium at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Thousands of mourners from countries around the world came to witness the Seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony and say goodbye to the head of the Unification Church, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Mourners make their way up the steps while others rest on them, heading to the Seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony, known as the traditional funeral in western terms, for the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea. Thousands of mourners from countries around the world came to witness the event and say goodbye to the head of the Unification Church. Some 15,000 fit into the stadium, where the funeral was held, with another 10,000 to 15,000 expected to be watching live simulcasts around the complex. Because it was first-come, first-served for many of the seats, most mourners arrived early and spent time outside on the steps. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A mourner picks up a program for the Seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony, known as the traditional funeral in western terms, for the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea. Thousands of mourners from countries around the world came to witness the event and say goodbye to the head of the Unification Church. Some 15,000 fit into the stadium, where the funeral was held, with another 10,000 to 15,000 expected to be watching live simulcasts around the complex. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Thousands of mourners line up outside the stadium at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 for the Seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony, known as the traditional funeral in western terms, for the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Thousands of mourners from countries around the world came to witness the event and say goodbye to the head of the Unification Church. Some 15,000 fit into the stadium, where the funeral was held, with another 10,000 to 15,000 expected to be watching live simulcasts around the complex. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Grandson Shin Jun, left, and Kwon Jin Moon, one of the sons of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, carry in a portrait of the spiritual leader at the beginning of the seonghwa, or ascension, ceremony, known as the traditional funeral in western terms, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, Korea. Thousands of mourners from countries around the world came to witness the event and say goodbye to the head of the Unification Church. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Palestinian Hamas supporters burn a U.S. flag during a protest in Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)