Francis Arinze of Nigeria, Peter Turkson of Ghana and Marc Ouellet of Canada were among the cardinals hotly tipped by bookmakers on Monday to take over from Pope Benedict XVI.
William Hill bookmakers named 80-year-old Arinze as their favourite to replace the outgoing Pope Benedict following Monday’s shock announcement of his resignation. Coral also tipped Arinze as the likeliest successor with odds of 7-4.
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power named Ouellet as the favourite with odds of 5-2, followed by Arinze at 3-1.
“When we opened betting last time around, in 2005, Francis Arinze was our favourite,” a William Hill spokesman told AFP.
Let's see how it goes....