Which nation had a catholic pope come from it and then encourage his fellow people to seek greater freedoms?

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), the current Catholic pope, is the first pope from the Americas (specifically South America) and the first from outside Europe since the 8th century. Pope Francis encouraged Americans and all religions to seek greater freedoms. His exact words were “Let us preserve liberty, let us take care of it: freedom of conscience, religious freedom, the freedom of every person, family, and nation, which causes other rights.”

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protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.