NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Tuesday that Myanmar is suffering from civil conflict and hostilities  that have lasted all too long and created deep divisions , but in a speech in the country s capital he did not refer to the minority Rohingya Muslims.  The arduous process of peacebuilding and national reconciliation can only advance through a commitment to justice and respect for human rights,  he said, speaking after Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi had made an address.  Religious differences need not be a source of division and distrust, but rather a force for unity, forgiveness, tolerance and wise nationbuilding,  the pope added. The pope s visit to Myanmar comes after an exodus of more than 620,000 Rohingya from Rakhine state to the southern tip of Bangladesh following a military crackdown that the United States last week branded  ethnic cleansing . His trip is so delicate that some papal advisers warned him   against even saying the word  Rohingya , lest he set off a diplomatic incident that could turn the country s military and government against minority Christians. Myanmar does not recognize the Rohingya as citizens nor as members of a distinct ethnic group with their own identity, and it rejects the term  Rohingya  and its use. Pope Francis did not use the word in his speech. 