Sunni Islam used to have a “papal” figure, the Caliph, but the last Caliphs were the Ottoman Sultans, and since the overthrow of the Ottoman Empire, the Caliphate has been vacant, and Sunni Islam has become more do-your-own-interpretation than Shia Islam ever was.
The Shi’ites have not, since the last Imam (whether the sect regard the 3rd, 4th or 12th as the last legitimate Imam), had a single central authority, but tend to select particularly learned and well-respected scholars as a “point of reference” and heed their fatwas. (This is one reason why Al Sistani has been such an important figure in post-war Iraq: he is the most respected of living Shi’ite clerics and has the greatest following.)
It seems Qadri is a Sunni, which is good, since Al Qaeda and the Taliban are Sunni operations.
“It seems Qadri is a Sunni, which is good, since Al Qaeda and the Taliban are Sunni operations.”
Maybe he can convince some of the other Sunni leaders of his point of view and they issue similar edicts. That could go a long way to end this culture war.