Bets, predictions and even artificial intelligence on the field for the new pontiff. Among the papabili also Zuppi, Pizzaballa and Outsider over 80.
Pope Francis has only died for a few daysbut in the United Kingdom, where the episodes do not spare themselves even in front of the decisions of the Holy Spirit, the bookmakers are already in turmoil: the conclave has not yet started, but but The race to the name of the future Pope is more heated than ever. At the top of the list of papabili, according to the British allylibrators, there is a real duel between two giants of the church: the Italian cardinal Pietro Parolin and the Philippine Luis Antonio Tagle.
Parolin, current Vatican Secretary of State, guides the predictions with a share that sees him favored at 35%. Tagle, a well -known face of global evangelization and already protagonist in the Curia, the Tallona closely with 25%. But it does not end here: the rose of the names involved is large and varied, a reflection of an increasingly universal church.
Among the most quoted also the Hungarian cardinal Peter Erdo, the Portuguese theologian José Tolentino Mendonça, and two other Italians also appear: the Bolognese Matteo Zuppi, known for his social commitment, and Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. Eyes also focused on Africa, with three prominent figures in evidence: Fridolin Ambongo Besungu del Congo, Peter Turkson of Ghana and Robert Sarah of Guinea. In a swirl of names that seems to have come out of an election campaign rather than a conclave, some British agency has also ventured by two outsider over 80, excluded by age from the vote but technically still eligible: the Italian Angelo Scola, former archbishop of Milan, and the Canadian Marc Ouellet.
As if the adrenaline of bets were not enough, the contribution of artificial intelligence was also inserted. The Daily Mailbetween one news and another, he asked an algorithm to predict the next pontiff. Result? Once again, the name that stands out is that of Pietro Parolin. An uncertain race, with surprises around every corner, which holds loyally suspended breath, analysts and … bettors.
