Manny Pacquiao has made some controversial statements during his campaign for the Philippine Senate. The boxer has attacked homosexuals, claiming that “they are worse than animals.” It’s common sense. Do you see animals of the same sex mating? Animals are better because they can distinguish males from females. If men sleep with men, and women with women, they are worse than animals, “said Pacquiao in an interview for the Philippine channel TV5.
Raised in Catholicism, like 80% of Filipinos, ‘Pac-man’ converted to evangelism in the early 2010s, claiming to have been chosen by God to spread the message of Christ. The fighter is running his election campaign for the Senate with a Bible in his pocket and in an extremely conservative line.
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These words have generated considerable controversy in the Philippines, a country where same-sex marriage is prohibited. Vince Ganda, a famous gay television host, asked his 6.7 million Twitter followers to pray for the boxer, who will retire in April. Another important figure in the Philippines, singer Aiza Seguerra, has asked to be punished at the polls: “He may have made our country proud, but he has now shown why he should not vote for him.” (AFP)
Pacquiao: “Homosexuals are worse than animals”
