Imprimi potest or imprimi permittitur (Latin for 'it can be printed') is a declaration by a major superior of a religious institute of the Catholic Church 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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edit- ^ "Code of Canon Law, canon 832". Intratext.com. 2007-05-04. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ "Code of Canon Law, canon 824". Intratext.com. 2007-05-04. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
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