Bookies suspect Welby is next ABC

BREAKING:
Ruth Gledhill at The Times is reporting that the Rt. Rev. Justin Welby may be on the verge of being selected as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.

Speculation grew tonight that the Bishop of Durham Justin Welby is about to be unveiled as the next Archbishop of Canterbury after a leading bookmaker suspended betting on the race....

Betting was closed after many new accounts were opened - a sign of insider knowledge according to The Times.

Proponents of the English system of choosing bishops often tell their American cousins that electing ecclesiastical leaders is undignified.

Posted by Ann Fontaine on November 6, 2012 12:16 PM | |
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Betting was closed after many new accounts were opened - a sign of insider knowledge according to The Times.

CofE insiders worshipping Mammon. Charming.

JC Fisher

Posted by tgflux [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 6, 2012 4:13 PM

Father Bosco has announced on his blog in New Zealand that +Justin has been chosen.
http://liturgy.co.nz/how-to-choose-your-church-leader/12114

Is his announcement premature?

Bro David

Posted by David Allen [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 6, 2012 6:32 PM

"a spokesman for Ladbrokes said it had stopped taking bets on Tuesday after a sudden run of bets on Welby – two of them from new accounts – had raised speculation that he had been chosen."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/06/ladbrokes-suspends-betting-archbishop-canterbury

Other stories:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20230756

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/eton-the-city-lambeth-palace-bookies-close-bets-on-next-archbishop-8289922.html

Posted by John B. Chilton [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 6, 2012 8:47 PM

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