"Sunni Islam," Gabriel finished Angelli"s sentence for emphasis. “Didn"t you know that Al-Azhar is a hotbed of Islamic military activity? It is completely controlled by the forces of al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood."
“It is also one of the oldest and most prestigious schools of Islamic law and theology in the world. Professor el-Banna was chosen for this position because of his moderate views. He met the Pope several times. There were two times when they were alone together.”
“Where does the committee work?”
“Professor el-Banna has an office near Piazza Santa Marta, not far from the Dome.”
Gabriel looked at his watch: 11:55am… There"s no way to talk about this with Donati anymore. Perhaps now he was downstairs with the pope, preparing to enter the square. He recalled Donati"s words
