more on the betting for the new Pope ...

[bin.dare]

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2005/0403/breaking59.htm

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power said today it would (re) start taking bets tomorrow on the likely successor to Pope John Paul.

Odds on 71-year-old Tettamanzi being Pope now stand at 5-2.
Nigeria's Francis Arinze is the punters' second choice at 11-4, followed by Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras at 4-1 and then Germany's Joseph Ratzinger at 7-1.
shortened on George Pell after an Australian radio station campaigned to improve their countryman's rankings from 150-1. Odds on him being the next Pope now stand at 40-1.
This has left Jose Maria Rouco Varela of Spain the outside - genuine - candidate at 80-1.

You can bet on Father Dougal of hit TV series Father Ted becoming Pope at 500-1.
Paddy Power said the company shortened the odds after a flurry of bets came in at the original odds of 100,000-1.

[Botany]

1. i would bet on the Pope being a Catholic man

:rofl:

[patricia92243]

2. 71 years old? To be the new Pope! You've got to be kidding.

[kedrys]

3. They don't want another 27-year papacy

Looking more for a transitional period where they can sort of catch their breath and figure our a long-term plan. Whether that's good or bad, only time will tell.