People Are Betting on the Next Pope?!

Pope Francis just passed, and the internet’s already buzzing with bets on who’s next. Polymarket has Italian Pietro Parolin as the frontrunner, but Filipino Luis Tagle and Hungarian Péter Erdő are close behind. There’s even money on Ghana’s Peter Turkson! Over $3 million has been wagered on who’ll wear the papal hat. Wild, right? But history says the favorite rarely wins—so this could get spicy. Would you put money on a pope? #PopeWatch #Vatican #Betting #Polymarket #WatercoolerMoment #Culture