I'm not Catholic, but for some reason I just find this whole thing fascinating. Its probably incredibly boring actually being there, but like any good election it's interesting to watch from afar.
Here are the betting odds by candidate:
http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelt...s/pope-betting
How long will the conclave go?
http://www.paddypower.com/bet/curren...rp_ids=1178747
Here is a general article about the process, contenders and basic overview
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...174900106.html
Hopefully this doesn't have to turn into yet another religious argument thread...but maybe that's asking too much. I just figured CP should have a thread on a fairly significant occurrence globally.