Imprimi potest
Imprimi potest or imprimi permittitur (Latin for "it can be printed") is a declaration by a major superior of a Roman Catholic religious institute that writings on questions of religion or morals by a member of the institute may be printed.[1] Superiors make such declarations only after censors charged with examining the writings have granted the nihil obstat, a declaration of no objection. Final approval can then be given through the imprimatur ("let it be printed") of the author's bishop or of the bishop of the place of publication.[2]
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References
- "Code of Canon Law, canon 832". Intratext.com. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- "Code of Canon Law, canon 824". Intratext.com. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
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