Nicola Sharp, an assistant in Ladbroke's betting shop in London, marks up the odds on candidates for the next Pope. Cardinal Pignedoli is favourite and quoted at odds of five to two. A Roman Catholic member of the British Parliament. Simon Mahon, said: “We are looking for a successor to Jesus Christ and it is not a matter for Ladbroke's.” He condemned the betting as "grossly distasteful.”
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Press, 21 August 1978, Page 5
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67Nicola Sharp, an assistant in Ladbroke's betting shop in London, marks up the odds on candidates for the next Pope. Cardinal Pignedoli is favourite and quoted at odds of five to two. A Roman Catholic member of the British Parliament. Simon Mahon, said: “We are looking for a successor to Jesus Christ and it is not a matter for Ladbroke's.” He condemned the betting as "grossly distasteful.” Press, 21 August 1978, Page 5
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