Francis avoids word 'Rohingya' but asks Myanmar's leaders to respect all ethnic groups

Francis avoids word 'Rohingya' but asks Myanmar's leaders to respect all ethnic groups

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by Joshua J. McElwee

Nov 28, 2017

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Pope Francis attempted to sidestep a diplomatic minefield in meetings with Myanmar's political leaders Nov. 28, declining to specifically name the majority Buddhist nation's ongoing persecution of a minority Rohingya Muslim population but also calling on the quasi-democratic state to respect the rights of all ethnic groups.