48.3% of matchups won
325 matchups
Elo 1337
tracked 2025/05/24 → 2026/10/23
mission: Promoting traditional Catholic doctrine · Catholic Church · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing51%
picked as helping wellbeing
243 matchups
41%
picked as hurting wellbeing
82 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Pope Francis
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68.8% wins · 266th pope of the Catholic Church (1936–2025)
02
John Paul II
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62.1% wins · 264th pope of the Catholic Church (1920–2005)
03
John Henry Newman
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31.0% wins · English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
04
Benedictus de Spinoza
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49.4% wins · Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
05
Klaus Iohannis
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68.1% wins · President of Romania from 2014 to 2025
Known for
- Beatified 870 individuals
- Canonized 45 saints
- Authored multiple encyclicals
- Emphasized interfaith dialogue
- Revived Latin Mass
Based on 325 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/23. Full rankings ·
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