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After Nike terminated their contract with Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, February 17, because of anti-gay remarks, the boxer doesn't seem to feel the need to bite his tongue anymore.
On Thursday morning he posted an Instagram photo with Bible scripture captions.
One of them states that gays should be put to death.
Leviticus 20:13: "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads."
In another passage Pacquiao takes aim at his detractors.
Luke 6:22-23: "Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets."
The post had 18,000 likes before it was later deleted, but not before ABS-CBN was able to screen grab it.
As we previously reported, this controversy began earlier this week when Pac Man was being interviewed by TV5. He said at the time that men and women engaged in sexual acts with the same gender are "worse than animals"
"It's common sense. Will you see any animals where male is to male and female is to female?" The Filipino pugilist told TV5 on Monday, February 15. "The animals are better. They know how to distinguish male from female. If we approve [of] male on male, female on female, then man is worse than animals."
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He later apologized in a video posted on his Twitter account.
"I'm sorry for hurting people by comparing homosexuals to animals," he says in a video. "Please forgive me for those I've hurt. God Bless!"
I'm sorry for hurting people by comparing homosexuals to animals. Please forgive me for those I've hurt. God Bless! pic.twitter.com/bqjRcWqp8R
— Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao) February 16, 2016
That wasn't enough to save his business relationship with Nike. On Wednesday the company parted ways with the former champion after nine-years.
"We find Manny Pacquiao's comments abhorrent," the company said in a statement. "Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community."
Pacquiao will step into the ring for the last time when he and Timothy Bradley face off on April 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will air on HBO pay-per-view.
Will Pac Man's boxing legacy be tarnished by this controversy?
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