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The next pope will be a white male.

Created by RandomThinker on 2013-02-12; known on 2013-12-31; judged right by simplicio on 2013-03-13.

  • RandomThinker estimated 65% on 2013-02-12
  • RandomThinker said “Male is guaranteed, but there are a lot of black candidates.on 2013-02-12
  • simplicio estimated 55% on 2013-02-12
  • JoshuaZ estimated 61% on 2013-02-13
  • Tuxedage estimated 90% on 2013-02-13
  • Peter Hurford estimated 70% on 2013-02-13
  • saturn estimated 75% on 2013-02-13
  • army1987 estimated 65% on 2013-02-14
  • davidiach estimated 100% on 2013-02-14
  • Nic_Smith estimated 85% on 2013-02-15
  • Houshalter estimated 50% on 2013-02-15
  • Jayson Virissimo estimated 80% on 2013-02-17
  • lavalamp estimated 65% on 2013-02-17
  • procran estimated 65% on 2013-02-18
  • ChristianKl estimated 80% on 2013-02-18
  • Felix estimated 65% on 2013-02-19
  • dhoe estimated 90% on 2013-02-20
  • simplicio said “Why are some people so confident in this? Turkson is the favourite (against the field, but still). And an African pope would be a great way for the CC to get praised for progress without actually compromising doctrine.on 2013-02-20
  • RandomThinker said “Catholic Church is a conservative organization!on 2013-02-20
  • dusk estimated 70% on 2013-02-21
  • drethelin estimated 40% on 2013-02-23
  • Qiaochu estimated 65% on 2013-02-25
  • Roxolan estimated 65% on 2013-02-25
  • Ben Doherty estimated 65% on 2013-02-25
  • Digglerson estimated 65% on 2013-02-27
  • simplicio   judged this prediction right on 2013-03-13.