Will there be a new Pope in 2017?

Pope Francis became the 266th pope on March 13, 2013. He has said that he felt that his Pontificate would be short: "I have the feeling that my Pontificate will be brief: 4 or 5 years; I do not know, even 2 or 3."

Will there be a new Pope this year?

(Betting ends three months before the end of the year)

The bet resolve to YES if there is a new Pope this year.

If there is no new Pope this year, the bet resolves to NO (even if the current Pope terminates his Pontificate for any reason).

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