Considered be bible-loyal and conservative: the eight-time world boxing champion and politician Manny Pacquiao draws a storm of protest after when he discriminatory manifests itself during the election campaign in the Philippines against homosexuals
Manny Pacquiao feels cornered. No, not in the boxing ring. As the British “Daily Mail” reported, broke the eight-time world boxing champion because of a homophobic statement in his native Philippines a storm of protest from.
Pacquiao is campaigning on the road
Pacquiao is currently as a politician in the election campaign on the go. Before the elections for the Philippine Parliament, the 37-year-old bid for a seat in the Senate.
Pacquiao calls himself a bible-abiding, conservative politicians. And he shows seem happy with pronouncements.
In the election campaign he now gave the controversial interview with the local television “TV5″. Pacquiao said: “.? That’s common sense consider animals that mate with the same sex animals are better because they can male of female differ,” he is quoted as saying.
Pacquiao: “When men with men and women mate with women, they are worse than animals.”
Same-sex marriages are respected
Same-sex marriages are on the Philippines outlawed because the Catholic Church braces against. 80 percent of the 100 million people belong to the faith. The Catholics are Pacquiao’s potential voters
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The criticism of his statement was not long in coming. Vice Ganda, the most famous gay comedians in the country, initiated in response to Twitter promptly hashtag #PrayForMannyPacquiao and wrote: “Some people think that they can as judge God other people, just because they were once at a prayer here and read the Bible . the Senate needs experts in politics and law, no blind prophet “
Celebrities criticize Pacquiao
and the singer Aiza Seguerra wrote on a post in Instagram”. you have our country might proudly made, but the statement you showed us why we should not choose you. ”
Meanwhile, Pacquiao apologized and posted to a video on Twitter. “I’m very sorry that I hurt some people, because I compared homosexuals with animals,” he says in the video. “Please forgive me God protect you..”
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