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In Myanmar Speech, Pope Does Not Reference Rohingyas

Pope Francis called for peace in a speech in Myanmar on Tuesday, but he did not mention the country's minority Rohingya population. Rights activists had been paying close attention to see what he would say about violence against that country's Rohingya Muslims. Rachel Martin talks to journalist Michael Sullivan about the speech.

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