Betting on the next pope

[rmarotti]

Is there a respectable online betting service that is taking bets on which of the cardinals will become the next pope?

X-posted in Sports Betting

[tylerdurden]

I'd like to see the following:

o/u on new pope's age (I'd put this at 75)

o/u on number of votes required to elect (I'd put this at 12)

[null]

Pinnacle has a prop you can bet on whether the next pope will be at least 70 years old.

[beagle007]

Best place for betting on next pope is at www.betfair.com (http://www.betfair.com)

[Crix]

Paddy Power is taking bets on this as well.

www.paddypower.com (http://www.paddypower.com)

[beset7]

Claudio Hummes from Brazil is my pick.

My Catholic wife talked me out of betting on this however (for now). /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Cornell Fiji]

from paddypower.com:

Papal Canidate Odds
Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini (Italy) 4/1
Jean-Marie Lustiger (France) 4/1
Joseph Ratzinger (Germany) 5/1
Claudio Hummes (Brazil) 13/2
Francis Arinze (Nigeria) 10/1
Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Argentina) 10/1
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga (Honduras) 11/1
Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa (Chile) 14/1
Dionigi Tettamanzi (Italy) 16/1
Cardianl Ruini (Italy) 20/1
Jose Da Cruz Policarpo (Portugal) 20/1
Keith O Brien (Scotland) 20/1
Cardinal Angelo Scola (Venice) 25/1
Giacomo Biffi (Italy) 25/1
Giovanni Battista Re (Italy) 25/1
Godfried Daneels (Belgium) 25/1
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (Cuba) 25/1
Angelo Sodano (Italy) 33/1
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (Italy) 33/1
Count Christoph von Schoenborn (Austria) 33/1
Ennio Antonelli (Italy) 33/1
Ivan Dias (India) 33/1
Norberto Rivera Carrera (Mexico) 33/1
Attilio Cardinal Nicora (Roman Curia) 40/1
Cardinal Dario Castrillion Hoyos (Colombia) 40/1
Cardinal Marco Ce (Italy) 40/1
Cormac Murphy-OConnor (UK) 40/1
Juan Luis Cipriani (Peru) 40/1
Wilfred Napier (South Africa) 40/1
Crescenzio Sepe (Italy) 50/1
Miloslav Vlk (Czech Republic) 50/1
Archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois (France) 66/1
Cardinal George Pell (Australia) 66/1
Geraldo Majella Agnelo (Brazil) 66/1
Sean Patrick OMalley (USA) 66/1
Cardinal Amigo Vallejo (Spain) 80/1
Cardinal Edward Cassidy (Australia) 80/1
Cardinal Jorge Medina (Roman Curia) 80/1
Cardinal Julian Herranz (Roman Curia) 80/1
Cardinal Marc Ouellet (Canada) 80/1
Cardinal Salvatore De Giorge (Italy) 80/1
Cardinal Severino Poletto (Italy) 80/1
Cardinal Walter Kasper (Germany) 80/1
Lopez Rodriguez (Dominican Republic) 80/1
Michele Giordano (Italy) 80/1
Silvano Piovanelli (Italy) 80/1
Theodore McCarrick (US) 80/1
Aloysius Ambrozic (Canada) 100/1
Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (Venezuela) 100/1
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (Russia) 100/1
Bernadin Cardinal Gantin (Benin) 100/1
Cardinal Desmond Connell (Ireland) 100/1
Cardinal Edward Clancy (Australia) 100/1
Cardinal Emmanuel Milingo (Zambia) 100/1
Cardinal James Francis Stafford (Roman Curia) 100/1
Cardinal Justin Rigali (USA) 100/1
Cardinal Karl Lehnmann (Germany) 100/1
Cardinal Keeler (USA) 100/1
Cardinal Lubomyr Husar (Ukraine) 100/1
Cardinal Peter Turkson (Ghana) 100/1
Cardinal Renato Martino (Italy) 100/1
Cardinal Thomas Williams (NZ) 100/1
Cardinal Turcotte (Canada) 100/1
Diarmuid Martin (Ireland) 100/1
Ignace Cardinal Daoud, (Roman Curia) 100/1
Jean Louis Pierre Tauran (Roman Curia) 100/1
Josip Bozanic (Croatia) 100/1
Philippe Barbarin (France) 100/1
Vinko Puljic (Bosnia and Herzogovina) 100/1
Agostino Cacciavillan (Italy) 125/1
Bishop John Magee 125/1
Cardinal Ghattas (Egypt) 125/1
Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man (Vietnam) 125/1
Cardinal Polycarp Pengo (Tanzania) 125/1
Cardinal Roger Etchegaray (Italy) 125/1
Jose María Rouco Varela (Spain) 125/1
Pierre Cardinal Sfeir (Lebanon) 125/1

["spaceman"Bryce]

I'm not catholic. If Jesus of Nazareth came back, would he be declared pope?

[Cornell Fiji]

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I'm not catholic. If Jesus of Nazareth came back, would he be declared pope?

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I am also not Catholic but I think that when Jesus returns the world is over and everyone on the forum goes to hell.

[beset7]

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I'm not catholic. If Jesus of Nazareth came back, would he be declared pope?

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St. Peter was the first pope; Jesus never the led the church which is an earthly creation, so: no.

As for the paddpower odds, they line on Ratzinger is ridiculous. I don't know why people consider him popeable. He has stated quite clearly he is uninterested and would turn it down if voted in...

[valenzuela]

Im chilean , I dont see our cardinal being pope Im shocked he has 14-1 odds.( as way too low)I like the argentinian guy however.

[tylerdurden]

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As for the paddpower odds, they line on Ratzinger is ridiculous. I don't know why people consider him popeable. He has stated quite clearly he is uninterested and would turn it down if voted in...

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He's old enough to not stick around forever, but not so old that he's already an invalid.

[beset7]

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As for the paddpower odds, they line on Ratzinger is ridiculous. I don't know why people consider him popeable. He has stated quite clearly he is uninterested and would turn it down if voted in...

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He's old enough to not stick around forever, but not so old that he's already an invalid.

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Those are definitely positives for Ratzinger but he is a major polarizing figure in terms of the liberal v. conservative divide, is from western Europe and has outwardly expressed a lack of interest in becoming the pope.

Check this (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/220219_popebet15.html) article out. It looks like us catholics that place a bet are risking excommunication under old canon law /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[fluff]

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As for the paddpower odds, they line on Ratzinger is ridiculous. I don't know why people consider him popeable. He has stated quite clearly he is uninterested and would turn it down if voted in...

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Guess he flip-flopped.

[valenzuela]

somebody has some explaining to do.

[beset7]

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somebody has some explaining to do.

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I was schocked....

and a little broker.

I hope nobody lost any big dough on my pick /images/graemlins/blush.gif

[Derek in NYC]

You guys bring new meaning to the term "degenerate gamblers"

[beset7]

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You guys bring new meaning to the term "degenerate gamblers"

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Technically, if we are Catholic, we are now excommunicated gamblers per a 16th century Papal Bull banning all gambling on the identity of the new pope. I discovered this after I'd already bet. Should I go to confession!?!? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

["spaceman"Bryce]

Do you get your money back since they picked ratzinger?78...78?!?!?Its like they voted for reconvening in two years..

[bogey]

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You guys bring new meaning to the term "degenerate gamblers"

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Technically, if we are Catholic, we are now excommunicated gamblers per a 16th century Papal Bull banning all gambling on the identity of the new pope. I discovered this after I'd already bet. Should I go to confession!?!? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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lol, I think I'm gonna go to confession even though I havent been in 10 years just to tell the priest I bet on who would be the next pope

[beset7]

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lol, I think I'm gonna go to confession even though I havent been in 10 years just to tell the priest I bet on who would be the next pope

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Seriously! I'm wondering what the penance would be (do they even given penance anymore? I haven't been to confession forever)? No gambling for a month and 100 hail marys? I love being Catholic because we can still gamble. After all, the 12 apostles threw dice to select the replacement apostle for Judas after he hung himself.

[valenzuela]

u cant imagine what the crazy [censored] we agnostic can do.