vatican city pope francis visit myanmar next week delicate trip world senior christian majority buddhist country accuse washington ethnic cleanse muslim rohingya people also visit bangladesh 600,000 people flee amnesty international call crimes humanity include murder rape torture forcible displacement allegations myanmar military deny trip delicate pope advisors warn even say word rohingya set diplomatic incident could turn country military government minority christians tense moments nov. 26-dec. trip likely private meet army head senior general min aung hlaing separately civilian leader aung san suu kyi myanmar recognize rohingya citizens group identity pose dilemma francis visit country 51 million people around 700,000 roman catholics risk either compromise moral authority put danger christians country say father thomas reese prominent american author analyst religion news service great admiration pope abilities someone talk make trip write vatican source say holy see believe trip decide hastily full diplomatic tie establish may visit suu kyi whose global esteem nobel peace prize laureate tarnish express doubt right abuse allegations fail condemn military pope francis need firm front violence stop without cooperation security force suu kyi give free pass either say lynn kuok fellow brook institution center east asia policy study late addition itinerary francis meet rohingya refugees second leg trip bangladesi capital dhaka meet general min aung hlaing also late addition follow negotiations military myanmar senior churchman cardinal charles bo video message send myanmar last week francis say want trip lead reconciliation forgiveness peace gospel value dignity every man woman encourage harmony cooperation pope already use word rohingya two appeal vatican year ask would say myanmar vatican spokesman greg burke say francis take advice give seriously add find together trip ... forbid word senior vatican source say pope mindful anything could imperil myanmar transition democracy pope one respect moral voice world today reason visit significant say richard horsey yangon-based analyst former senior unite nations official myanmar conscious fact popular opinion myanmar firmly behind government rohingya intervention christian leader religiously-charged issue could inflame sentiments rather encourage positive movement horsey say u.s. secretary state rex tillerson wednesday call operation rohingya ethnic cleanse threaten target sanction horrendous atrocities amnesty international say rohingya muslims generally rakhine state subject systemic social political exclusion decades accuse military crimes humanity last two years include murder rape torture forcible displacement myanmar government deny claim army say probe find evidence wrongdoing troop say action response militant attack 30 police post army base vatican little way carrots stick help say kuok brook fellow say pope visit help raise awareness rohingya community may lead indirect pressure governments situation pope face diplomatic dilemma myanmar visit