(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 8 – Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle overtook Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin to become the bookmakers’ favourite to become the new pope on the second day of the conclave on Thursday.
The odds on Tagle were down to 3-1 for William Hill , while those on Parolin were 7-2.
Next were Italian cardinals Matteo Zuppi and Pierbattista Pizzaballa, both on 6-1, while the odds on Ghana’s Peter Turkson lengthened from 5-1 to 9-1.
French prelate Jean-Marc Aveline, meanwhile, made a leap forward, with the odds dropping from 33-1 six days ago to 18-1 now. (ANSA).
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The odds on Tagle were down to 3-1 for William Hill , while those on Parolin were 7-2.
Next were Italian cardinals Matteo Zuppi and Pierbattista Pizzaballa, both on 6-1, while the odds on Ghana’s Peter Turkson lengthened from 5-1 to 9-1.
French prelate Jean-Marc Aveline, meanwhile, made a leap forward, with the odds dropping from 33-1 six days ago to 18-1 now. (ANSA).
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