Intertops.com Releases Odds on Next Pope

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua – (PRESS RELEASE) -- The papal polling will begin within the next 3 weeks, and everyone in the world is eager to know who will be the man to make Rome his home. Internet bookmaker Intertops.com is letting you speculate and accumulate.

The pilgrimage to Rome is not just for the tourists and mourners, but also for the College of Cardinals who will travel from around the globe to decide on who will preside over the Catholic Church. As the Secret Conclave will meet behind the tightly closed doors of the Sistine Chapel the world will wait with baited breath until the white smoke appears from the chimney of the Vatican and the successor to the deceased pontiff is announced.

"Looking at candidates is very similar to the soccer World Cup," said Intertops.com COO Michael Maerz. "It will be interesting to see which country the new Pope will come from. Will the Italians who had dominated the Vatican up to Pope John Paul II make a comeback?"

"Our odds makers have had their own Secret Conclave," he added, "and we hope that the new Pope will make it a bettor world for everyone!"