Papabile: Papal predictions thread

[Zanza]

I've heard that the Archbishop of New York is considered a serious contender, too.  But given how ROTW hates America, it's hard to imagine an American getting elected Pope.

It doesn't matter what the ROTW thinks. It's a grand total of 118 old men that matter, who are most likely not representative of the world at large.

[MadImmortalMan]

Maybe a boneheaded question, but they do have to pick a member of the Conclave right?

[Valmy]

It doesn't matter what the ROTW thinks. It's a grand total of 118 old men that matter, who are most likely not representative of the world at large.

Except the vast majority of those old men come from the ROTW.

[Caliga]

Maybe a boneheaded question, but they do have to pick a member of the Conclave right?

They don't have to, but they've done that for the last 600 or so years IIRC.  I think even the ballots they use are preprinted with something along the lines of "I elect Cardinal _____________ to be the next Pope."

[crazy canuck]

Maybe a boneheaded question, but they do have to pick a member of the Conclave right?

They don't have to, but they've done that for the last 600 or so years IIRC.  I think even the ballots they use are preprinted with something along the lines of "I elect Cardinal _____________ to be the next Pope."

Well, there was something else that hasnt happened in 600 years - coincidence?

[Zanza]

It doesn't matter what the ROTW thinks. It's a grand total of 118 old men that matter, who are most likely not representative of the world at large.

Except the vast majority of those old men come from the ROTW.

Which part of "most likely not representative" didn't you understand?

[Eddie Teach]

A protestant country with a Muslim ruler, why would they differ from their peers on the subject? 

[Valmy]

Which part of "most likely not representative" didn't you understand?

I understood and I disagree that 'it doesn't matter'.  They are representative enough for Cal's point to applicable.  You think all those Latin American and European clerics are going to be excited about an American Pope?  Heh.

[Sheilbh]

Dolan's talked about, but is a long shot. His problems are that he's never run anything in the Vatican. He's not fluent in Italian, apparently it's passable. He's perhaps a bit too New York/American for the global Church. And there is a bias against the idea of a 'superpower Pope'.

Having said that I think he's probably the first ever credible American potential Pope.

[Razgovory]

Maybe a boneheaded question, but they do have to pick a member of the Conclave right?

You technically don't even have to be a priest.

[MadImmortalMan]

I wonder if they'd elect Jesus Christ if he came back. 

[Sheilbh]

I wonder if they'd elect Jesus Christ if he came back. 

A Jew with no administrative experience?

[crazy canuck]

I wonder if they'd elect Jesus Christ if he came back. 

Not orthodox enough.

[Eddie Teach]

What does the Book of Revelation say about the subject?

[sbr]

The is an Irish bookmaker named Paddy Power.

Not only have they set the odds on whole the next pope will be:

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/current-affairs/the-next-pope

they have announced that "If the cardinals elect the First Black Pope, we will refund all losing bets on the Next Pope market."

A black dude from Ghana, Turkson, is the #2 choice at 4/1.