Odds on favorite for the next Pope!
 

Just in case you are the betting type: Archbishop Angelo Scola is in the lead in several polls.

http://www.oddschecker.com/politics-...xt-pope/winner

http://www.intrade.com/v4/markets/?eventId=92185

What? I applied! I got through the talent competition! None of the other popes could twirl a baton!

It's bullshit. Pope Contest is rigged. :mad:

Bet on a long shot
 

Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas, Venezuela.


Wouldn't that be a kick!

I think it should be a woman... The Popess

My money's on Chris Rock.

Christ Rock?

They thought your twirling was too worldly. Now if you could get the Virgin Mary to appear in your flaming batons, you might have a shot.

Lol. My iPhone capitalized Virgin Mary for me.

As in, the rock upon which the church is built?

They should vote for the candidate least likely to resign.

Two in a row would be bad PR.

Eh, golden parachutes are so "in", these days.

We should start handing out lead parachutes, similar flight characteristics, but more cost efficient.

Actually, having Popes resign when they are obviously overburdened would probably do the Church a world of good. The last few years of JPII were embarrassing and stagnant.

Still, it'd be like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, IMHO.

Anybody hang on to the Malachy prophecy from the last conclave? What does it say about the pope after Obi Ben Palpatine?

It says the Catholic church devolved into a set of superstitions and nonsensical beliefs, unrelated to the bible, during the dark ages, and hasn't really recovered since.

Talking head on tv:

"The Cardinals will be locked in the Sistine Chapel.
Only God knows when it will end."