Who Will Succeed Pope Francis? BetUS Opens Betting Lines on the Next Pope

Pope Francis recently landed in the hospital with pneumonia in both of his lungs and at 88 years old, speculation is running rampant that his declining health may signal the end of his tenure and the beginning of another. BetUS is once again on the cutting edge of current events and has several novelty props included in our next Pope predictions market.

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has been suffering from a severe bout of double-lung pneumonia, and rumors are swirling as to whether he will be able to recover. Should he pass away or resign due to ill health, his nearly 12-year reign will come to a close, and preparations will begin to usher in a new pontiff and determine who will be the next pope.

Traditions are strictly adhered to in the event of a papal regime change, and in the unfortunate event of the pope’s passing, a senior Vatican official, specifically the camerlengo, would visit the pontiff at his private chapel and attempt to rouse him by calling out his name. This practice is now ceremonial in nature, as doctors would be the first to confirm his demise.

The pope’s signet ring would be defaced or destroyed, signaling the end of his reign, and the College of Cardinals would be advised of his death before the news was disseminated to the public. Public and private services will be held for the fallen pontiff before a conclave is convened at the Sistine Chapel approximately two weeks later to decide who will replace Pope Francis.

Each member of the Sacred College of Cardinals under the age of 80 gets one secret vote, and a two-thirds supermajority vote is required to elect the new pope. Once the votes are tallied, they are burned, and if the two-thirds threshold is not met, black smoke will billow from the chimney while white smoke signals a new pope has been chosen.

The process is fascinating to many and of grave importance to the 1.37 billion Catholics around the world. BetUS understands this and has become an innovator and leader in the novelty props market, where visitors to our site will find everything from questions about Taylor Swift to artificial intelligence to the price of eggs. If it’s a trending topic, there is an excellent chance that BetUS has a corresponding prop available on its wide-ranging and comprehensive betting menu.

Pope Francis’s health and the volatile status of the papacy are critical inflection points in the Roman Catholic Church and are trending topics worldwide, which is why BetUS has included several props on the issue. Questions like who are the leading candidates for the next pope​ and the next pope odds at BetUS are part and parcel of what could be a new chapter in the papacy.

Those who are curious about betting on the next pope will have no shortage of options here at BetUS. Everything ranging from which cardinal will be chosen to what his papal name will be and even what continent he hails from is all available to those who want to partake in one of the gaming industry’s most unique wagering offerings.

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What Are the Latest Odds on the Next Pope at BetUS?

There are dozens of papal candidates on the BetUS site, but the favorites include Pietro Parolin of Italy, Marc Ouellet of Canada, and Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines.