The Next Pope

Posted by: Bill of Right
on April 15, 2005 @ 03:37 PM EST

Catholics can be excommunicated for betting on Papal succession but for information purposes only - Papal odds. Joseph Ratzinger has emerged as the front-runner. Wrote WP's Daniel Williams:

If strict continuity with John Paul II's thinking is a concern among those selecting the next pope, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger will be a leading candidate. He lined up with the late pontiff on key issues that dominated the last years of John Paul's reign and for more than a year had been the most prominent voice on pressing and controversial issues.

Others: Jewish-born Jean-Marie Lustiger, Brazilian Claudio Hummes and Francis Arinze.

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