[ti:Myanmar Ready to Hear Pope’s Message of Healing] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]People who follow events in Myanmar are worried about its stability [00:06.32]in the weeks leading up to a visit from Pope Francis. [00:11.76]The pope will arrive in late November. [00:16.28]It will be the first-ever visit to Myanmar by any Roman Catholic leader. [00:25.08]The country, also known as Burma, was once a British colony, [00:31.76]but has been independent since 1948. [00:37.84]The majority of its people are Buddhist. [00:42.40]For almost 70 years, Myanmar has had problems with ethnic and civil unrest. [00:52.32]Recently, security forces have been attacking fighters [00:56.92]from the Rohingya ethnic minority in the western state of Rakhine. [01:05.40]The Associated Press reported Friday that almost [01:10.24]400 people have died in the latest violence. [01:16.56]The government considers the Rohingya, [01:19.60]many of whom are Muslim, illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. [01:27.24]The Rohingya, however, say they have roots in Myanmar going back hundreds of years. [01:38.08]Observers want to know if the pope's trip can lead to peace. [01:44.92]Mariano Soe Naing is a clergyman and a spokesman [01:51.08]for the Catholic Bishop's Conference of Myanmar. [01:55.56]He is helping organize the visit. [01:59.60]He said the pope's message will be about love and peace. [02:06.48]"I think he will try to emphasize this aspect of love, [02:11.56]which will bring us to peace and harmony in this country," he added. [02:16.20]Pope Francis has spoken about the Rohingya several times in recent months. [02:23.88]More than 120,000 Rohingya are living in camps [02:29.00]for displaced persons in the Rakhine state. [02:34.76]Tens of thousands of Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh [02:39.48]from western Myanmar since 2012. [02:43.92]That was when the latest religious violence started. [02:49.24]The situation worsened last year when a group [02:52.88]called the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army [02:56.83]killed nine people in attacks along the border. [03:02.12]The Myanmar military launched "clearance operations" that some rights groups [03:08.76]have said could be compared to crimes against humanity. [03:14.44]Myanmar leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, [03:20.40]has condemned the attacks, but United Nations representatives [03:26.88]are urging her to call for peace and a ceasefire. [03:32.96]While some people hope the pope's visit will start the peace process, [03:38.56]others are concerned that he may be too focused [03:42.92]on the troubles faced by the Rohingya. [03:46.96]They think his message may not resonate [03:50.56]with the majority of people in Myanmar. [03:55.04]I'm Dan Friedell. [03:56.68]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM