Erro na validação de dados JSR303Validator.validate(JSR303Validator.java:67)

Oi estou obtendo este erro na minha validação:

SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet default threw exception
br.com.caelum.vraptor.InterceptionException: an exception was raised while executing resource method
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.ExecuteMethodInterceptor.intercept(ExecuteMethodInterceptor.java:86)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:54)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:56)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.ParametersInstantiatorInterceptor.intercept(ParametersInstantiatorInterceptor.java:77)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:54)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.InstantiateInterceptor.intercept(InstantiateInterceptor.java:42)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.InstantiatedInterceptorHandler.execute(InstantiatedInterceptorHandler.java:47)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.util.hibernate.HibernateTransactionInterceptor.intercept(HibernateTransactionInterceptor.java:45)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.InstantiatedInterceptorHandler.execute(InstantiatedInterceptorHandler.java:47)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.InterceptorListPriorToExecutionExtractor.intercept(InterceptorListPriorToExecutionExtractor.java:46)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:54)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.FlashInterceptor.intercept(FlashInterceptor.java:81)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:54)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.ResourceLookupInterceptor.intercept(ResourceLookupInterceptor.java:67)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:54)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.execute(ToInstantiateInterceptorHandler.java:56)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultInterceptorStack.next(DefaultInterceptorStack.java:65)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.DefaultRequestExecution.execute(DefaultRequestExecution.java:70)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.VRaptor$1.insideRequest(VRaptor.java:92)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.ioc.spring.SpringProvider.provideForRequest(SpringProvider.java:56)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.VRaptor.doFilter(VRaptor.java:89)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.displaytag.filter.ResponseOverrideFilter.doFilter(ResponseOverrideFilter.java:125)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:852)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:588)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.validator.JSR303Validator.validate(JSR303Validator.java:67)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.validator.DefaultValidator.validate(DefaultValidator.java:72)
	at br.com.church.controller.MembrosController.salva(MembrosController.java:36)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at br.com.caelum.vraptor.interceptor.ExecuteMethodInterceptor.intercept(ExecuteMethodInterceptor.java:57)
	... 43 more

Se eu não fizer a validação ele adiciona no banco de dados normalmente.
Estou usando o Hibernate.

@Post
	public void salva(Membro membro){
		this.validator.validate(membro);
		this.validator.onErrorUse(Results.logic()).forwardTo(MembrosController.class).form();
		
		this.factory.getMembroDao().salvaOuAtualiza(membro);
		this.result.redirectTo(MembrosController.class).lista();
	}
@Component
public class DaoFactory {
	
	private Session session;
	
	public DaoFactory(Session session){
		this.session = session;
	}
	
	public GenericDao<Membro> getMembroDao() {  
        return new GenericDao<Membro>(this.session, Membro.class);  
    }
}
public class GenericDao<T> {
	
    protected final Session session;
    
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   private final Class classe;  
  
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public GenericDao(Session session, Class classe) {  
        this.session = session;  
        this.classe = classe;  
    }
    
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public T procuraPorId(Long id){
    	return (T) this.session.load(this.classe, id);
    }
    
    public void salvaOuAtualiza(T u){  
    	this.session.saveOrUpdate(u);  
    }