He disclosed this while campaigning for a senate seat in the Philippines. Pacquiao also told local broadcaster TV5: “It’s common sense. The boxer who is running for one of 12 seats in the national senate in May, continued:
“Do you see animals mating with the same sex? Animals are better because they can distinguish male from female.
“If men mate with men and women mate with women, they are worse than animals.”
However, his comments came under heavy criticism by the country’s most well-known gay comedian Vice Ganda, who tweeted to his 6.7m Twitter followers: “Some people think they can judge people like God just because they’ve attended a prayer meeting and read the bible.
“The Senate needs experts on politics and law, not blind prophets.”
A pastor at one of Manila gay churches, Kakay Pamaran, told AFP that she pitied Pacquiao.
She added: “Outside the boxing ring, I don’t think Manny Pacquiao should be taken seriously.”
However, Pacquiao apologized for hurting people with his words but still stood firmly by his beliefs. Gay marriage is illegal in the Philippines, a country where 80% of the 100m population is Catholic.
There are gay marriages at some small churches but they are not recognised by the church or the state.
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