I think that Pope Benedict/Cardinal Ratzinger will come out as an intellectual and a catechist.
I would agree about Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
This whole list is not a good list.
Dulles and others and especially Neuhaus
Where on this list is Aquinas ,Chrysostom, Asssisi, etc...
I would have had Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and Dietrich Von Hildebrand, who, as I recall, did end life with American citizenship, and was truly one of the greats. In all honesty, while I wouldn’t cast aspersions necessarily, I would not have placed Mr. Weigel on a list of this sort. I completely agree with you about His Holiness.