Longest living LDS President Hinckley dies at 97

President Gordon B. Hinckley, who led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through twelve years of global expansion, has died at the age of 97.

President Hinckley was the 15th president in the 177-year history of the Church and had served as its president since 12 March 1995.

The Church president died at his apartment in downtown Salt Lake City at 7:00 p.m. Sunday night, January 27, 2008 from causes incident to age. Members of his family were at his bedside. A successor is not expected to be formally chosen by the Church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until after President Hinckley’s funeral within the next few days.

The mainstream news media has neglected to discuss the sexual scandal involving allegations of homosexual misconduct and allegations of consorting with prostitutes on behalf of Mr. Hinckley that plagued him back in the 1990's. If he were a Pentecostal televangelist, such allegations would have made worldwide headlines, even if later proven to be either untrue or at least unsubstantiated. Only the Mormon church has the power to suppress scandalous allegations of its leaders and hide it's political agenda from prying eyes. The Mormon church even squeezed a rare apology from the news program 60 Minutes for an expose done on the church's dealings. A radio host was even fired when he aired an interview with Charles Van Damm, a gay man with AIDS, who alleged he had a gay affair with Hinckley. The mainstream media chose never to investigate the allegations.

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