Papal Probabilities
03/01/2013 | | Elliot eisenberg, Graphsandlaughs, graphsandlaughs llc, papabili, papal probabilities, pope
The Friday File: With a papal conclave fast approaching, Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana is the leading contender with odds of 11-4 that he leaves the conclave as pope. Next is Archbishop Angelo Scola of Italy at 3-1 and Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Canada at 6-1. The problem Turkson faces is that less than 10% of the 120 voting cardinals are African, while half are European.