Pacquiao condemns gay marriage as an affront to God

In an ” title=”drawn criticism” target=”_blank”>drawn criticism, in part because originally it was believed that Pacquaio had directly quoted Leviticus 20:13 in the interview:

“If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.”

But ” title=”responded to the Associated Press” target=”_blank”>responded to the Associated Press with a some-of-my-best-friends-are-gay comment:

“I’m not against the gay people,” Pacquiao said. “I’m not condemning them. … I have a cousin (who is) gay. I have relatives (who are) gay. I have a lot of friends (who are) gay, so I’m not condemning gays. What I said is I’m not in favor of same-sex marriage. That’s the one thing I said to the guy.

“I told (the reporter) I’m against same-sex marriage,” Pacquiao added. “He said, ‘Why?’ I said, ‘It’s the law of God.’ That’s all I said.”

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