Pacquiao uses Bible to justify another attack on gays

Anger after boxing champion spoke out against same-sex marriage during television show

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After being dropped by Nike, the increasingly controversial boxer quotes the Bible and insists he is 'right'

Days after apologising for saying same-sex couples were "worse than animals", Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, who has been ditched by sponsors Nike, has used the Bible to justify his opinions after posting inflammatory comments on the internet.

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