#Latest news with #CardinalScolaWashington Post07-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostThe world's holiest wager: Betting on the next popeThe last time a papal conclave convened, in 2013, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was a 25-to-1 long shot. If you were a gambler, they're odds few would take. A far safer bet would have been Cardinal Angelo Scola, then the archbishop of Milan, at 2-to-1 or Peter Turkson from Ghana at 5-to-2.
Washington Post07-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostThe world's holiest wager: Betting on the next popeThe last time a papal conclave convened, in 2013, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was a 25-to-1 long shot. If you were a gambler, they're odds few would take. A far safer bet would have been Cardinal Angelo Scola, then the archbishop of Milan, at 2-to-1 or Peter Turkson from Ghana at 5-to-2.
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