(SB Nation) Manny Pacquiao’s mom says that his loss is “what he gets” for changing religion from Catholic to Protestant.

The excuses for Manny Pacquiao’s losses have ranged from the sensible (he is slowing down, Marquez is the perfect foe) to the less than reasonable (Marquez had an unfair PED advantage, Manny has found God). But leave it to a family member to find an extra level of nuance in the crazy excuse book.

Manny’s mom isn’t blaming his having “found God” for the loss, she’s blaming the specific type of religion: