Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, the Grand Sheikh of the Azhar and Pope Shenouda III both spoke in a lecture entitled: "Religions, a source for values - A future vision". At the conclusion of the lecture, His Holiness [the Pope] said: "Being here with His Eminence the Grand Sheikh of the Azhar is the biggest proof that Egypt has accepted all religions. There were some problems at the time of the Mamluks, but the general situation is good."