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Bookies Take Bets On Future Pope
WCBS 88 ^ | 4/4/05

Posted on 04/04/2005 6:50:06 AM PDT by areafiftyone

An Italian and a Nigerian cardinal are tied as Irish bookmakers’ favorites to succeed Pope John Paul II.

More than 5,000 people have placed bets on who will be the next pope with Paddy Power PLC, Ireland’s largest bookmaking chain.

The early favorites are Dionigi Tettamanzi of Italy and Francis Arinze of Nigeria, both listed on 11-4 odds. That means a winning $4 bet would pay out $15.

Betting resumed Monday in shops and on the Internet on the question, “Who will be the next pope?” The firm had suspended betting for one day Sunday out of respect to John Paul, who died Saturday.

The biggest bet so far, $1,300, has been on Tettamanzi. The company said most bets are for much smaller amounts.

Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras is third with 9-2 odds, while Joseph Ratzinger of Germany and Claudio Hummes of Brazil both follow with odds of 7-1.

Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino of Cuba, Ennio Antonelli of Italy and Christoph Schoenborn of Austria come next, all at 14-1. Giovanni Battista Re of Italy stood alone at 16-1, while three others—Dario Castrillon Hoyos of Colombia, and Crescenzio Sepe and Giacomo Biffi, both of Italy—merited 18-1.


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To: paleocon patriarch
I'd look to the prophecy of Irish St Malachy for the inside scoop on the next, and second to last Pope.

I wouldn't.

21 posted on 04/04/2005 8:11:14 AM PDT by sinkspur (Be not afraid. Be not afraid.)
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To: anniegetyourgun
It's a world gone mad.

I agree, and with all this hubbub over the Pope, can you just imagine what it'll be like whenever Jerry Falwell dies?

22 posted on 04/04/2005 8:11:46 AM PDT by TheRightGuy (ERROR CODE 018974523: Random Tagline Compiler Failure)
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To: TheRightGuy

As a non-Catholic I look at it from a different point...

Card. Arinze co-favorite? The Islamofacists in Northern Nigeria would deficate in their breetches/smocks if that happened.


23 posted on 04/04/2005 9:16:08 AM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEd)
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To: areafiftyone

We could run a separate bet on what name the new Pope will take.


24 posted on 04/04/2005 9:20:44 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: TheRightGuy

I imagine it will get scant mention....and that with spitting vitriol from the MSM and most of the world.


25 posted on 04/04/2005 9:33:09 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: Callahan
I'm picturing a new reality show: "Conclave"

They could air it on the Catholic Channel.


Ain't Gonna Happen. Former Pope left some iron-tight rules about Conclave, which specify among other things that cardinals swear oath of complete secrecy and anyone leaking anything about what happened inside conclave faces automatic excommunication, unless specifically released by next Pope after his election.
Read the rules yourself, they're publicly available: Universi Dominici Gregis.
26 posted on 04/04/2005 10:11:19 AM PDT by MirrorField (Just an opinion from atheist, minarchist and small-l libertarian.)
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To: xsmommy
dubs, tell me you don't have $$$ on this... ; )

Nope. I don't have an account with any company that makes book on this.

27 posted on 04/04/2005 10:28:55 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Abortion, euthanasia , socialized medicine, don't Democrats just kill you.....)
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To: areafiftyone

God, give us a Crusader. And not one of those girlie wankers spoon fed since birth on liberal baloney! We need a Pope who can clearly distinguish between Good and Evil.


28 posted on 04/04/2005 7:24:30 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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