Church Universal and Triumphant leader facing problems

[March, 1998]

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported in March that the leader of the Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT) is facing problems on a number of fronts. Elizabeth Clare Prophet, 58, is fighting illness, her fourth marriage has "crumbled", and her four adult children "have turned their back on the Church Universal and Triumphant, the fruits of her lifetime of incredibly hard work." She is also in a custody battle over her fifth child, a 4-year-old. In addition, thousands of CUT members have left the group, and the group is in financial straights.