Conspiracies Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI's successor: Nigerian, Ghanaian cardinals favorites
reported by Digital Journal
Following the announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will resign later in the month, attention has shifted to the question of who the next Pontiff will be. There is a consensus that chances have never been better that the next Pontiff will be a non-European.
Among the front-runners, according to bookmakers, are Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson and Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze.
Bloomberg reports that according to bookmakers' odds, Cardinals from Canada, Nigeria and Ghana are the leading candidates to succeed Benedict XVI as Pope.
According to Bloomberg, “Nigeria’s Francis Arinze, 80, is the 2-1 favorite at London-based William Hill Plc, meaning a 1-euro ($1.34) winning wager would return a 2-euro profit. Peter Turkson, 64, of Ghana is second favorite at 5-2. At Paddy Power Plc, Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, 68, is the 5-2 front-runner, while Turkson is 3-1 and Arinze is 7-2.
“Paddy Power Plc is also offering odds of 6-4 that the next pontiff will be Italian, with an African at 2-1 and a Central or South American at 10-3.”
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2013-02-13 03:45:45
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