<p>Pope Francis on Wednesday again called for an end to violence in Myanmar, referencing the nun who fell to her knees to beg armed police for mercy.</p>.<p>"I, too, kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say, 'end the violence,'" the 84-year-old pontiff said during his weekly audience, although he did not directly reference the nun.</p>.<p>"I too extend my arms and say, 'let dialogue prevail. Blood resolves nothing.'"</p>.<p>The image of sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begging a group of police earlier this month to spare "the children" and take her life instead, went viral as a potent symbol of bravery amid mass protests against the military coup.</p>.<p>The pope has repeatedly called for an end to violence in Myanmar since the February 1 coup, when the military ousted and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.</p>.<p>The junta has increasingly deployed heavier force to quell the demonstrations, with more than 200 protesters reported to have been killed in the crackdown.</p>
<p>Pope Francis on Wednesday again called for an end to violence in Myanmar, referencing the nun who fell to her knees to beg armed police for mercy.</p>.<p>"I, too, kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say, 'end the violence,'" the 84-year-old pontiff said during his weekly audience, although he did not directly reference the nun.</p>.<p>"I too extend my arms and say, 'let dialogue prevail. Blood resolves nothing.'"</p>.<p>The image of sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begging a group of police earlier this month to spare "the children" and take her life instead, went viral as a potent symbol of bravery amid mass protests against the military coup.</p>.<p>The pope has repeatedly called for an end to violence in Myanmar since the February 1 coup, when the military ousted and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.</p>.<p>The junta has increasingly deployed heavier force to quell the demonstrations, with more than 200 protesters reported to have been killed in the crackdown.</p>