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Does the Unification Church still practice 'P'ikareum'?

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The book 'The Tragedy of the Six Marys ' catalogues the practice of '*P'ikareum* ' within the Unification Church as led by Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han, his wife, this practice being a supposed 'purification' of inbred sin in a woman by conjoining with the leader of the organisation (who took the title 'Father') and, supposedly, by that act, the 'inbred sin in her womb' was 'purified'. >Apart from the continuing controversy about its alleged practice in the Unification Church, in 1957 Korean journalist Kim Gyeongrae published several articles and a book tracing the roots of p'ikareum to Kim Baek Moon and the Israel Monastery and claiming, offering some evidence, that it was practised by what was at that time the largest Christian new religious movement in Korea, the Olive Tree founded by Park Tae-Seon (1915–1990). The Victory Altar, an offshoot of the Olive Tree, was also accused of having practised *p'ikareum* in its early days. Wikipedia - *P'ikareum* Sun Myung Moon died on 3rd September 2012 and shortly after his death, in a YouTube video his son, Hyung Jin Moon, appears to admit that his father did, indeed, engage in such a practice. However, in a later video, erroneously titled 'Hyung Jin Sean Moon and Kook Jin Justin Moon explain the Six Marys Part 7' (for he does not explain anything at all) he appears, wearing a crown and calling himself 'King', to condone his father and blames his mother. The video is rambling, skirting the subject without fully addressing it. I am therefore not clear as to whether *'P'ikareum'* is still being practiced by the Unification Church itself, or by the various organisations started under the leadership of the Moon family which have split from each other. I am looking for substantial evidence either way.
Asked by Nigel J (29053 rep)
Sep 4, 2025, 12:38 AM
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