What's going to happen to the Moonie groups, including the Washington Times after Moon dies?

[Archae]

"Reverend" Moon is in the hospital with pneumonia, and he may not survive.

Any guesses as to what will happen to the Moonies and their projects, especially the Washington Times?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/16/unification-church-prayers-founder-moon

[Richard D]

1. He's got 14 children

Hopefully though none of them will carry the banner.

Edit: Though some of them are in leadership positions in the "church".

[FSogol]

2. He recently sold off the Wash Times before buying it back. It quickly fell apart.

I suspect it will fall apart again.

[Progressive dog]

3. How can they have 2 Messiahs?

He didn't plan for his succession well.

[hobbit709]

4. Another "prophet" will rise.

[MADem]

5. I doubt he's been running the day to day, one of his offspring will step in.

They'll likely not have his 'clout,' such as it is. Who knows, the kids just may sell off the pieces, take the money, and run. I'd do that if I were one of 'em and had the choice to make!

The money paragraph at that link:

The church runs a multibillion-dollar empire that includes the Washington Times newspaper and the New Yorker hotel in Manhattan. Church officials say there are millions of members worldwide, but defectors and critics say the figure is no more than 100,000.

[grasswire]

6. this man has been a scourge on humanity

seriously

[Ikonoklast]

7. Like all other Cults Of Personality, it will fall apart after the primary founder dies.

The money will be fought over by various factions within the family.

Moon has been feeble and in ill health for some time now, and there's been infighting among the various family factions the last few years.

Hard to tell exactly since they are so secretive, but the smell of all that money will drive them all insane...after all, it's all that was ever important to them to begin with.

[Archae]

8. I'm not sure about that, I thought Scientology would do that after Hubbard died.

They're still thriving.

[Ikonoklast]

10. There are some huge cracks in Miscavage's castle wall.

It is rumored that their membership is in a decline that began after Hubbard croaked, and that rate of decline is increasing.

That's why they absolutely need to go after the high-earning, high-profile people in order to survive.

They have also run into some rather serious financial setbacks as of late, some failed business and real estate ventures.

They absolutely must either grow or die, it's their business model with no other fall-back plan.

As an aside, that is the real reason the RCC is against abortion, too.

No new members, no new sheep to fleece.

[HiPointDem]

13. it's not a cult of personality, it's an intelligence operation.

[Ikonoklast]

14. Moon has made humself 'useful' to certain segments of governments around the world.

But nothing, and by that I mean absolutely NOTHING like the RCC.

Their intelligence gathering organization at the ground level is the envy of the CIA.

[HiPointDem]

15. moon has been in the intelligence business since the korean war. not a bit player.

the church is a cover, not the main feature.

[GodlessBiker]

9. Don't they all go together with him in sneakers on the spaceship.

[Berlum]

11. Republicans worship Rev. "Second Coming of Christ" Moon and his $ so they will help his cabal out

What's up with the Mormons and the Moonies?

Queer bedfellows, eh?

Here's Moon (R) hamming it up with Bush Family Itchy Brother Neil "Silverado Skank" Bush (R):

[Berlum]

12. What do you suppose good old regular Jesus makes of all this greedy RepubliCrap?

And Rev. Moon (R) claiming to be the Second Coming of Christ, and having the Republicans slobber all over him in worship?