Shaykh Al-Azhar: the chief Clerical kook

This just in.  Egyptian state TV is reporting that Shaykh Al-Azhar has called on Egyptian to favorably respond to the call for dialog with the regime.   As is known, no one in the Arab world take the kooks of Al-Azhar seriously except Shimon Peres and Amin Gemayel (both are known for their piety and for preforming pilgrimage to Mecca twice a month).