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- Bookies offer odds on the next Pope's Papal name with Francis the clear favourite
- Luis Antonio Tagle moves back into 4/1 favourite to be the next Pope
- Pope Francis cited poor health as he declined to read a speech this week
Bookies offer odds on the next Pope's Papal name with Francis the clear favourite
Betting remains available on what will be the Papal name of the next Pope with Francis the clear favourite to once again be chosen as the Pope's name.
Francis is the first Pope to use that Papal name and became the first Pope to use a new name since Lando back in 913-914, more than 100 years ago.
We could well see another Francis straight away with the latest odds from bookmakers putting Francis II as the favourite to be the next Pope's Papal name.
According to these odds there's a 44% chance that it's Francis next with John Paul the second favourite in the betting market with a 14% chance.
| Papal Name of Next Pope | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Francis | 5/4 | 44.4% |
| John Paul | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Leo | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| John | 12/1 | 7.7% |
What the expert says..
Luis Antonio Tagle moves back into 4/1 favourite to be the next Pope
The betting market for who will be the next Pope has changed around once again this month with Luis Antonio Tagle moving back to the top of the market.
Cardinal Secretary of State for the Vatican Pietro Parolin had moved into the top of the betting at 4/1 back at the end of September but has since drifted out to 20/1.
Tagle seems to bounce around the betting market and he's landed back at the top spot to be the next Pope with a 20% chance he is according to the odds.
| Next Pope After Francis I | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Antonio Tagle | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Peter Erdo | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Peter Turkson | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Angelo Scola | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Konrad Krajewski | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Pope Francis cited poor health as he declined to read a speech this week
Pope Francis opted out of a prepared speech in a meeting with European rabbis earlier this week with the Vatican saying he had a "bit of a cold".
Reports in The Guardian said that Francis was "visibly fatigued and breathless" telling the audience that he will not read the speech but give it to them instead.
Francis has alluded to possibly resignation in the past but it's unclear if that could ever be the case for the Pope.
