Update:
Manny Pacquiao has been through what would seem to be a PR nightmare over the last several days.
He's made comments that have caused global outrage, issued a public apology, lost his sponsorship from Nike and then caused even more anger with quotes he posted on Instagram.
Any of that would be enough to ruin anyone's week. But apparently not Pacquiao, who spoke with reporters Friday while training in General Santos, Philippines.
"I'm happy," Pacquiao said when asked how the controversy has affected him. "I'm always happy because God is with me."
Early Thursday morning, Pacquiao posted some Bible verses on Instagram. One of them, Leviticus 20:13, states in no uncertain terms that homosexuals should be killed:
"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."
Pacquiao's post was up for about two hours and got more than 18,000 likes before being deleted.
And on Friday, Pacquiao still didn't back down.
"What I am saying is right. I mean, I am just stating the truth, what the Bible says," the Nike-clad boxer told reporters.
"What I did wrong was just comparing the people to animals, but you know what I am telling is the truth."
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-manny-pacquiao-happy-god-20160219-story.html
