During 1999, in preparation for the millennium, The Evangelist has asked a panel of scholars to examine history for the past 2,000 years and to select some significant people and events. In the previous installments to the 12-part series, the panelists made the following choices:
* Most significant non-Catholic Christian: Martin Luther
* Popes who made greatest contribution: Gregory the Great and John XXIII
* Most pivotal era for Christianity: The first centuries after Christ
* Artwork that best captures Jesus' message: Michelangelo's "Pieta"
* Most outstanding non-Christian religious leaders: Mohammed and Gandhi
* Church's worst mistake: Repression of conscience
* Most outstanding trip: Paul's missionary journeys
* Greatest misunderstanding among Catholics: Nature of Church and Christ
(Articles elucidating on these choices can be found on The Evangelist's web site: www.evangelist.org.)