The Filipino champion’s remarks indicate he is a man so ignorant he doesn’t understand the impact of his own wordsManny Pacquiao’s impact only begins with what he’s accomplished as a prizefighter. As he racked up world championships across a record eight weight divisions,he made it a personal mission to combat the very poverty that he fought his way out of years ago. That quasi-messianic calling has propelled him into politics and to the verge of election to the Philippines senate in May, which many believe could position him for a run for the presidency in 2022.
This week Pacquiao described same-sex marriage as “mas masahol pa sa hayop” – worse than animals. “It’s just common sense, and ” he said. “maintain you seen any animal having male-to-male or female-to-female relations?” But it’s unlikely those remarks will derail his political career. Not in the Philippines,one of the only countries in the world where Catholicism is still growing and where acceptance of same-sex marriage is still far behind other parts of the world. Having covered him intimately for nearly a decade, I can attest he is a man driven by a desire to promote what he sees as goodness and harmony.
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Source: theguardian.com