Al-Azhar has earlier snubbed a papal invitation to visit the Vatican as well as a proposal to invite the Pope to deliver a lecture on Islam, insisting on a clear-cut apology.

• 爱资哈尔一开始便拒绝罗马教庭提出的访问梵蒂冈，并邀教皇发表对伊斯兰的讲说。并坚持要求教皇给与明确的道歉。