Related News
Pacquiao remarks slammed
Print Edition
Boxing star and Philippine Senate candidate Manny Pacquiao apologized yesterday for denouncing people in gay relationships as 鈥渨orse than animals鈥 but said he stood by his opposition to same-sex marriage.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just common sense,鈥 Pacquiao said in the remarks on Monday which was posted online by the TV5 network. 鈥淗ave you seen any animal having male-to-male or female-to-female relations?鈥
Animals, he said, were better because they recognize gender differences, and 鈥渋f you have male-to-male or female-to-female (relationships), then people are worse than animals.鈥
Among those who reacted strongly was popular gay comedian and TV host Jose Marie Viceral, known as Vice Ganda. Vice Ganda tweeted that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders are humans, not animals. He said that they鈥檙e not saints, but that they鈥檒l pray for the boxer, who is widely acclaimed for bringing his country honors.
Vice Ganda posted a picture of Pope Francis, suggesting that even the beloved leader of the Roman Catholic church does not condemn gays. He quoted the pope: 鈥淚f a person is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?鈥
Danton Remoto, chairman of the LGBT group Ladlad, said Pacquiao鈥檚 comments betray a shallow understanding of sexual orientation and gender identity. 鈥淗e is running for a national position and he should be a senator of everybody, not just over-the-hill boxers and straight people,鈥 Remoto said.
Pacquiao, 37 and a current member of the House of Representatives, apologized in social media. 鈥淚鈥檓 sorry for hurting people by comparing homosexuals to animals,鈥 he said in a Facebook video. 鈥淧lease forgive me for those I鈥檝e hurt.鈥
In an Instagram post, he said he was not condemning anyone, but was just expounding on a biblical truth and would rather obey God than obey 鈥渢he desires of the flesh.鈥
Pacquiao said he will retire after his bout with Timothy Bradley on April 9 in Las Vegas.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
