i m rosemary church, and that is cnn newsroom. hope francis is in myanmar for the country s first papal visit. a sizable crowd of people lined up to see his motorcade outside the archbishop s home in yangon. pope francis is expected to address the humanitarian crisis. the violence in myanmar has driven out more than 600,000 rohingya muslims across the border into bangladesh. the pope has expressed concern for this minority before, but he has been warned not to use the word rohingya on this trip. his advisers are afraid that could spark a diplomatic incident. so cnn s ivan watson joins me now from hong kong to take a closer look at all of this. ivan, how difficult will this trip likely be for the pope, given he has been warned, as we mentioned, not to mention the word rohingya on this papal visit. he has been asked to appease the military and the government, all the time knowing of the atrocities committed by the military on the rohingya people. so how will the pope handle t
pope francis has just arrived in myanmar for the first ever papal visit to that country. and we re looking at these live picture news of people lining the streets to greet him when he makes his way through the city there. now during his visit, he will discuss the growing humanitarian crisis with the de facto leader there, aung san suu kyi. more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have fled across myanmar s boarder to bangladesh to escape violence in rakhine state. and the situation in myanmar is so delegate, the pope has actually been warned not to even use the term rohingya. his advisers are concerned it could cause a diplomatic incident. cnn vatican correspondent delia gallagher is traveling with the pope. she joins us now on the phone. and delia, this is the thing, isn t it? so the papal visit to myanmar, of course, has brought all global attention to the situation and the plight of the rohingya people. the big question now is how likely is it that the pope will actually use the
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