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Pat Robertson, the televangelist and host of the syndicated religious show “The 700 Club,” revealed yesterday on the air that God openly seeks physical harm against those who do wrong.

While discussing the Denver Broncos’ replacement of Tim Tebow, Robertson stated that Denver treated Tebow “shabbily” and went on to say: “OK, so Peyton Manning was a tremendous MVP quarterback, but he’s been injured. If that injury comes back, Denver will find itself without a quarterback. And in my opinion, it would serve them right.”

The statement pulled the curtain back on the inner workings of God’s involvement in sports and opened up Robertson and the creator of the universe to criticism.

“Let me be very clear – anyone who tries to hurt NFL players is open to a severe punishment, including God,” said commissioner Roger Goodell. “In fact, the punishment is greater for someone in authority, as I exhibited with Sean Payton. God would be in for a much greater suspension than one year.”

After 13 years together, Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts are separating. The official announcement comes after it has been publicly known for months that the Colts are courting Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck.

“We had some great times, amazing times, with Peyton,” said Colts owner Jim Irsay. “But sometimes things end or something new comes along. You have to go where your heart leads you. And right now we are totally into Andrew Luck. He’s the hottest quarterback to come along since, well … Peyton.”

Manning says he felt the Colts losing interest in him over the past nine months.

“I was going through some health issues and was unable to — well, this is an intimate detail I wouldn’t normally share publicly — but I was unable to … perform physically, let’s say, in the way I have in the past,” said Manning. “Yet instead of standing by me, they instantly moved on to fulfill those needs elsewhere. They showed their true colors. They showed they wanted me just for my body.”

The quarterback said that a strong relationship should not crumble when the physical elements of it are removed.

“They’ve been with Kerry Collins, Curtis Painter, Dan Orlovsky — all right in my face,” said Manning. “Some of these were guys I knew and considered my friends. It was tough. And now they want to get with this young thing from California, Andrew Luck? Enough is enough. I have to respect myself. I might not be a spring chicken anymore, but I know I can still find true love with another NFL team who wants me for me.”