A Bookie's Odds On The Next Pope [Infographic]
Papal Odds David Smith, RevolutionsUpdated hourly, for your convenience It looks like Archbishop Angelo Scola is a top pick among Vatican-watchers for the next pope. Wanna bet on it? Now you can (But only if you're not American; betting on the pope is illegal in the United States because it's considered an election). AJ, an analyst at a healthcare company, has written some code that automatically scrapes odds that different papal candidates will win the Catholic Church's authoritative position. The odds come from a "prominent bookkeeper," AJ writes, and they're updated hourly. Right now, AJ's bookie's top pick is Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana. If chosen, Turkson would be the first African pope in a very long time. Not all bookies agree, of course (though Turkson is high on many lists). Oddschecker compiles the numbers from 13 bookkeepers and places Archbishop Angelo Scola of Italy on top. Betting on the pope has...