Uh....how come the greatest of 'em all, JS Bach did not make his list?
He was Lutheran?
;-)
Not to worry, Pope Benedict XVI is a fan of J.S. Bach. After his inauguration ceremony he had Bach's great fugue playing on the PA system as he was riding around St. Peter's Square greeting and blessing the people.
Umnnh...Bach apparently was not on the program.
I've read lots of R's commentary on sacred music. It's my opinion that R would have a LOT of great things to say about JSB--not in the least because JSB used a lot of RC chant in his music (as well as RC hymns stolen by the Lut'rans...)
Trust me, R/B-16 'gets it' on music. He's openly stated that rock-n-roll is diabolic at best...
The Holy Father's favorite composer is Mozart, another indication of his true insight into the sublimely logical and beautiful. Mozart, I believe, more than Bach, reflects how Benedict's own mind works, in a exquisitely intricate way that leads to the light, but without pretentiousness or drama.
With the other composers on the list, he wouldn't have fit. Zzzzz....