Manny Pacquiao's anti-gay rhetoric permanently mars his legacy | Manny Pacquiao | The Guardian

Contents:

• MANNY PACQUIAO: BOXER SORRY FOR ‘GAY PEOPLE ARE WORSE THAN ANIMALS’ REMARK
• MANNY PACQUIAO APOLOGIZ FOR SAYG 'GAY PEOPLE ARE WORSE THAN ANIMALS'
• MANNY PACQUIAO RPONDS TO CRICISM OVER ANTI-GAY REMARKS
• PHILIPPE BOXER MANNY PACQUIAO APOLOGIS FOR GAY SLUR
• MANNY PACQUIAO PANS ANTI-GAY CLAIMS
• MANNY PACQUIAO'S ANTI-GAY RHETORIC PERMANENTLY MARS HIS LEGACY
• NIKE CUTS TI WH MANNY PACQUIAO AFTER ANTI-GAY MENTS
• NIKE DROPS MANNY PACQUIAO AFTER ANTI-GAY MENTS
• WILL PACQUIAO'S MENTS ON GAY RIGHTS AFFECT HIS FIGHT WH BRADLEY?

MANNY PACQUIAO: BOXER SORRY FOR ‘GAY PEOPLE ARE WORSE THAN ANIMALS’ REMARK

Image source, AFP/GettyImage ptn, Manny Pacquiao said God was on his siFilipo boxer and polician Manny Pacquiao has repeated his opposn to homosexualy, after earlier apologisg for sayg that gay people were "worse than animals". I mean I am jt statg the tth, what the Bible says, " he said at trag his hometown of General boxer said his only mistake had been to pare people to end s al after his ial ments, llg them "abhorrent" Pacquiao had said durg a TV terview that animals were better than gay people "bee they n distguish male om female" remarks were nmned across the world - cludg by gay basketball star Jason Colls and the boxer who feated him last May, Floyd Pacquiao then apologised on Facebook, sayg he was sorry for hurtg people and was "not nmng LGBT" but was still agast gay source, AFP/GettyImage ptn, Mr Pacquiao, who is extremely popular, says he wants to be printBut on Thursday, a Bible quote appeared on his Instagram acunt, readg: "If a man has sexual relatns wh a man as one do wh a woman, both of them have done what is ttable.

Homosexualy is not a crime the Philipp, but gay marriage is agast the law the strongly Catholic on this story.

MANNY PACQUIAO APOLOGIZ FOR SAYG 'GAY PEOPLE ARE WORSE THAN ANIMALS'

(1:38)Dan Le Batard qutns why Manny Pacquiao apologized for his homophobic remark, sayg that Pacquiao only said he was sorry bee he was told to, not bee he tly believ . (1:38)Associated PrsFeb 16, 2016, 04:46 AM ETMANILA, Philipp -- Boxg star and Philippe Senate ndidate Manny Pacquiao apologized Tuday for nouncg people gay relatnships as "worse than animals" but said he stood by his opposn to same-sex Filipo celebri were among those cricizg his remarks, ma when a TV work asked ndidat about their views on same-sex marriage. "Among those who reacted strongly was popular gay edian and TV host Jose Marie Viceral, known as Vice Ganda, who tweeted that lbians, gay men, bisexual people and transgenr people are humans, not animals.

He said that they're not sats, but that they will pray for the boxer, who is wily acclaimed for brgg honors to his Ganda posted a picture of Pope Francis, suggtg that even the lear of the Roman Catholic church do not nmn gays. He quoted the pope: "If a person is gay and he search for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge? "I'm sorry for hurtg people by parg homosexuals to animals, " he said a Facebook vio.

MANNY PACQUIAO RPONDS TO CRICISM OVER ANTI-GAY REMARKS

Manny Pacquiao apologiz for parg gays to animals.

Manny Pacquiao apologiz after remarks on gay people e outrage Philipp.

PHILIPPE BOXER MANNY PACQUIAO APOLOGIS FOR GAY SLUR

Eight-time boxg champn says homosexuals are "worse than animals".

Eight-time world boxg champn Manny Pacquiao has apologized after sparkg outrage the Philipp by sayg gay people are “worse than animals. “I’m sorry for everyone who got hurt due to my parison of gay people (homosexuals) to animals, ” he said.

MANNY PACQUIAO PANS ANTI-GAY CLAIMS

My only mistake is parg gay people to animals.

Reactn to his ments was swift, wh one of the untry’s most popular gay edians, Vice Ganda, g the hashtag #PrayForMannyPacquiao on Twter.

MANNY PACQUIAO'S ANTI-GAY RHETORIC PERMANENTLY MARS HIS LEGACY

Though gay marriag do take place, they are not regnized by the state or by the church. Fighter and Philipp senatorial ndidate Manny Pacquiao said he was sorry for homophobic ments he ma on televisn.

The eight-time world boxg champn ced outrage when he said, “Gay people are worse than animals” on Filipo televisn program TV5.

NIKE CUTS TI WH MANNY PACQUIAO AFTER ANTI-GAY MENTS

” Lol gay rights anizatn Ladlad lled on voters to boytt the ndidate.

NIKE DROPS MANNY PACQUIAO AFTER ANTI-GAY MENTS

“I’m sorry for everyone who got hurt due to my parison of gay people (homosexuals) to animals.

” Neher the state nor the church currently regniz gay marriage the Philipp, Asia’s most Catholic untry.

However, he got himself to a huge ntroversy when he stated gay persons were worse than animals. "I'm sorry for everyone who got hurt due to my parison of gay people to animals.

WILL PACQUIAO'S MENTS ON GAY RIGHTS AFFECT HIS FIGHT WH BRADLEY?

And while the Filipo boxg star has apologized for sayg last week that gay upl are “worse than animals, " which led to the termatn of an endorsement ntract wh Nike, he stood behd his Christian fah and opposn to same-sex marriage when asked Sunday.

He apologized "for hurtg people by parg homosexuals to animals" on Twter several hours after Nike's announcement, but add he is happy that "a lot of people were alarmed by the tth. Image source, RtersImage ptn, Pacquiao remas hugely popular his home untryPhilippe boxer and polician Manny Pacquiao has apologised the face of severe cricism for sayg homosexuals were "worse than animals". Wrg on his Facebook page, Mr Pacquiao said he remaed agast gay marriage but was "not nmng LGBT".

"God Bls you all and I'm prayg for you, " he Pacquiao's origal remark, ma durg a TV terview, drew ire om gay Filipo celebri and a rights group and sparked heated discsn. "Filipo edian Vice Ganda and sger Aiza Seguerra, who are openly gay, have cricised Mr Pacquiao for his ments, llg him a "hypocre" and a "false prophet".