Scott D. Pierce: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not come off looking good Sunday night on “60 Minutes.' Its representative looked, at best, evasive.
Leader’s refusal to offer more transparency and disclose the sum of the faith’s current reserve assets made for some uncomfortable on-camera exchanges.
As reported by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, the 13-minute segment, titled “The Church’s Firm,” included a seemingly impartial third party who cast doubt on the church’s version of events and a high-ranking church official who looked, at best, evasive. And, in his first on-camera interview, Nielsen sounded sincere when he said, “I thought I was going to work for a charity … and the funds were never used for that” — although, for the most part, Alfonsi didn’t press him hard on his allegations and largely ignored the part faith played in his actions.
Before that, “60 Minutes” reported several numbers that were, no doubt, of interest to Latter-day Saints and outsiders. The newsmagazine show said the church brings in an estimated
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