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Next Pope Odds: Benedict XVI Resignation Brings Bookmaker To Release Frontrunners
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Feb 11, 2013 01:24pm |
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| Media | Website - Huffington Post |
| News Date | Monday, February 11, 2013 07:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Francis Arinze of Nigeria, Peter Turkson of Ghana and Marc Ouellet of Canada were among the cardinals hotly tipped by bookmakers on Monday to take over from Pope Benedict XVI.
William Hill bookmakers named 80-year-old Arinze as their favourite to replace the pontiff following Monday's shock announcement of the pontiff's resignation with odds of 2-1, followed by Turkson at 5-2.
Coral also tipped Arinze as the likeliest successor with odds of 7-4, followed by Turkson at 2-1 and Ouellet in third place at 5-1.
The bookmaker also offered odds of 8-1 on Archbishop Angelo Scola of Italy and 10-1 on Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras.
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power named Ouellet as the favourite with odds of 5-2, followed by Arinze at 3-1 and Turkson at 4-1. |
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