Bookmakers predict Black Pope

And while Catholic hierarchy has been dominated by Europeans for most of the church's history, bookmakers have tipped cardinals from Africa and Asia as favorites to be elected the next pope.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle from the Philippines has been given 5/1 odds of being elected the next pope by British bookmakers OLBG. Also highly favored to replace Francis is Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, who has been given odds of 6/1.

Bookmaker Paddy Power has Turkson at 4/1, while Tagle is priced at 6/1.


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