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Thought it was pretty noteworthy. I'd like to see a younger possibly even minority pope elected.

I think the Cardinal from Ghana will be one of the favorites to be the next Pope.

Moses wrote:Thought it was pretty noteworthy. I'd like to see a younger possibly even minority pope elected.

Call me crazy but I want the best eligible person for the job. I see no reason to have specific request for age or ethnicity. Saying you want the pope to be a minority is no better than saying you don't want the pope to be a minority.

USA Today lists 5 contenders. All white dudes between 68-70, although one was from Canada and another from Brazil.

You know it's a good message board when there's a thread started about the Holy See.

Unconfirmed report that he resigned because he heard the C7 was going to add secular schools.

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/current-affairs/pope-betting

Cardinal Dolan going off at 40 to 1 now after opening at 25 to 1. Currently the Canadian is the favorite but the two Africans have also held the top spot since the betting opened.

TheDon wrote:Unconfirmed report that he resigned because he heard the C7 was going to add secular schools.

I heard the true reason was how bad Notre Dame got beat in the National Title Game

Getting ready for Bracketology...

You were expecting something else in a thread about Pope Benedict?

If he's not from Dayton, I'm gonna become Anglican!