Speaking with the National Conservative Examiner, Pacquiao quoted Leviticus 20:13, which says, "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 made the comment after disagreeing with United States President Barack Obama’s stance on same-sex marriage.
He told the Examiner: "God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they are in love with each other."
"It should not be of the same sex so as to adulterate the altar of matrimony, like in the days of Sodom of Gomorrah of Old,"” he added.
The Bible verse and his statement were also published on his official website.
Following Pacquiao's statements, his scheduled appearance on "Extra" was cancelled, according to LA Weekly.
Pacquiao was supposed to be interviewed by "Extra" host Mario Lopez; both Pacquiao and Lopez even promoted the appearance on Twitter.
But Bill Reich, spokesman of The Grove, told LA Weekly that they were cancelling the event.
"Manny Pacquiao is not coming to the Grove," he said.
The Grove also just tweeted this:
Boxer Manny Pacquiao is not welcome @TheGroveLA. @TheGroveLA is a gathering place for all Angelenos, not a place for intolerance.
— The Grove LA (@TheGroveLA) May 16, 2012
LA Weekly notes that Pacquiao lives and trains in Los Angeles, "an urban, forward-thinking haven for the gay community."
"For the sports star to announce that he thinks thousands of gay Angelenos should be ‘put to death’ for loving a same-sex partner should hugely alienate him to the locals. Not to mention alienate him politically to President Obama and the United States," said writer Simone Wilson.
Last week, Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, telling ABC News that "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."
UPDATE: Manny Pacquiao's interview with American TV host Mario Lopez pushed through after the ban on the Pinoy boxing champ was lifted by The Grove, a popular shopping mall in Los Angeles.
