scorrie
26-Apr-09, 16:28
Incredibly, my old friend Paddy Power is offering odds on who will be the next Pope!!
Most of the names on the betting list mean little or nothing to me, but eagle-eyed readers may notice a couple of the rank outsiders!!
I notice that one of the fancied contenders, Francis Arinze, is Black. Could there be a Black Pope to follow a Black President of the USA?
Who will be next Pope?
Singles Only. Others on Request
Cardinal Angelo Scola (Venice) 6 - 1
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga (Honduras) 7 - 1
Count Christoph von Schoenborn (Austria) 8 - 1
Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Argentina) 9 - 1
Francis Arinze (Nigeria) 10 - 1
Dionigi Tettamanzi (Italy) 10 - 1
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (Italy) 10 - 1
Archbishop Piero Marini (Italy) 12 - 1
Claudio Hummes (Brazil) 12 - 1
Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa (Chile) 14 - 1
Daniel DiNardo (Galveston-Houston) 18 - 1
Cardinal Renato Martino (Italy) 20 - 1
Norberto Rivera Carrera (Mexico) 20 - 1
Wilfred Napier (South Africa) 20 - 1
Jose Da Cruz Policar (Portugal) 20 - 1
Attilio Cardinal Nicora (Roman Curia) 20 - 1
JaimeLucas Ortega y Alamino (Cuba) 20 - 1
Cardinal Ruini (Italy) 20 - 1
Cardinal Karl Lehmann (Germany) 20 - 1
Angelo Sodano (Italy) 25 - 1
Antonio Marķa Rouco Varela (Spain) 33 - 1
Philippe Barbarin (France) 33 - 1
Cardinal Sean Brady (Ireland) 33 - 1
Giacomo Biffi (Italy) 40 - 1
Giovanni Battista Re (Italy) 40 - 1
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (UK) 40 - 1
Geraldo Majella Agnelo (Brazil) 50 - 1
Keith O Brien (Scotland) 50 - 1
Cardinal Dario Castrillion Hoyos (Colombia) 50 - 1
Lopez Rodriguez (Dominican Republic) 50 - 1
Timothy Dolan (USA) 50 - 1
Diarmuid Martin 66 - 1
Cardinal George Pell (Australia) 66 - 1
Godfried Danneels (Belgium) 66 - 1
Cardinal Walter Kasper (Germany) 66 - 1
Francis George (USA) 80 - 1
Cardinal Amigo Vallejo (Spain) 80 - 1
Cardinal Carlo Maria Matini (Italy) 100 - 1
Silvano Piovanelli (Italy) 125 - 1
Father Dougal Maguire (Craggy Island) 1000 - 1
Bono (Ireland) 1000 - 1
Francis Arinze:-
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i237/scorrie57/francis-arinze-1.jpg
Sorry Father Dougal, but there is as much chance of Father Ted being the next Pope.
Most of the names on the betting list mean little or nothing to me, but eagle-eyed readers may notice a couple of the rank outsiders!!
I notice that one of the fancied contenders, Francis Arinze, is Black. Could there be a Black Pope to follow a Black President of the USA?
Who will be next Pope?
Singles Only. Others on Request
Cardinal Angelo Scola (Venice) 6 - 1
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga (Honduras) 7 - 1
Count Christoph von Schoenborn (Austria) 8 - 1
Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Argentina) 9 - 1
Francis Arinze (Nigeria) 10 - 1
Dionigi Tettamanzi (Italy) 10 - 1
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (Italy) 10 - 1
Archbishop Piero Marini (Italy) 12 - 1
Claudio Hummes (Brazil) 12 - 1
Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa (Chile) 14 - 1
Daniel DiNardo (Galveston-Houston) 18 - 1
Cardinal Renato Martino (Italy) 20 - 1
Norberto Rivera Carrera (Mexico) 20 - 1
Wilfred Napier (South Africa) 20 - 1
Jose Da Cruz Policar (Portugal) 20 - 1
Attilio Cardinal Nicora (Roman Curia) 20 - 1
JaimeLucas Ortega y Alamino (Cuba) 20 - 1
Cardinal Ruini (Italy) 20 - 1
Cardinal Karl Lehmann (Germany) 20 - 1
Angelo Sodano (Italy) 25 - 1
Antonio Marķa Rouco Varela (Spain) 33 - 1
Philippe Barbarin (France) 33 - 1
Cardinal Sean Brady (Ireland) 33 - 1
Giacomo Biffi (Italy) 40 - 1
Giovanni Battista Re (Italy) 40 - 1
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (UK) 40 - 1
Geraldo Majella Agnelo (Brazil) 50 - 1
Keith O Brien (Scotland) 50 - 1
Cardinal Dario Castrillion Hoyos (Colombia) 50 - 1
Lopez Rodriguez (Dominican Republic) 50 - 1
Timothy Dolan (USA) 50 - 1
Diarmuid Martin 66 - 1
Cardinal George Pell (Australia) 66 - 1
Godfried Danneels (Belgium) 66 - 1
Cardinal Walter Kasper (Germany) 66 - 1
Francis George (USA) 80 - 1
Cardinal Amigo Vallejo (Spain) 80 - 1
Cardinal Carlo Maria Matini (Italy) 100 - 1
Silvano Piovanelli (Italy) 125 - 1
Father Dougal Maguire (Craggy Island) 1000 - 1
Bono (Ireland) 1000 - 1
Francis Arinze:-
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i237/scorrie57/francis-arinze-1.jpg
Sorry Father Dougal, but there is as much chance of Father Ted being the next Pope.