yangon pope francis fly bangladesh thursday visit myanmar make direct reference plight muslim rohingya people avoid diplomatic incident buddhist-majority country accuse ethnic cleanse balance act pope bangladesh capital dhaka expect meet group rohingya refugees among roughly 625,000 flee neighbor myanmar since end august vatican wednesday defend pope decision use word rohingya public four-day myanmar trip say moral authority unblemished mere presence draw attention refugee crisis vatican news conference yangon wrap visit serve highlight diplomatic minefield issue present francis spokesman greg burke say pope decision refer rohingya take away anything say past mention suffer myanmar visit add vatican diplomacy infallible others entitle view muddy water vatican delegation myanmar regional bishop cast doubt news conference allegations ethnic cleanse suggest communities might responsible stoke speak truth go authoritative source reliable source get news ... criticize go scene study reality history bishop john hsane hgyi say global new light myanmar state-run daily seize bishop comment put banner headline front page read report ethnic cleanse rakhine reliable myanmar church exodus rohingya people rakhine state southern tip bangladesh spark military crackdown response rohingya militant attack army base police post aug. 25. score rohingya villages burn grind refugees arrive bangladesh tell kill rap unite nations accuse myanmar ethnic cleanse last week washington say military campaign include horrendous atrocities aim ethnic cleanse myanmar military deny accusations murder rape force displacement government blame crisis rohingya militants condemn terrorists many people myanmar regard largely stateless rohingya illegal immigrants bangladesh exclude 135 national race recognize law even use name consider inflammatory although francis studiously avoid term follow advice local church officials fear could turn myanmar military government minority christians call justice human right respect widely see applicable rohingya francis hold talk trip myanmar leader aung san suu kyi nobel peace laureate longtime champion democracy 2016 form myanmar first civilian government half century suu kyi face barrage criticism western nations recent weeks express doubt report abuse rohingya fail condemn military china back myanmar officials call legitimate counter-insurgency operation rakhine step prevent resolution crisis u.n. security council support observers believe draw suu kyi close beijing myanmar ministry foreign affairs say suu kyi leave thursday morning china join forum world leaders host communist party china suu kyi defenders say hamstring constitution write military leave army control security much apparatus state military power clear monday senior general min aung hlaing demand meet pope francis sun kyi upend schedule meet pontiff first sure pope would prefer meet general do official visit spokesman burke say pope head bangladesh diplomatic balance act myanmar