Imprimi potest
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| - | :''[[Royal Censor]], [[Index Librorum Prohibitorum]]'' | + | '''''Imprimi potest''''' ([[Latin]] for "it can be printed") is a declaration by a major superior of a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[religious order|religious institute]] that a book on questions of religion or morals written by a member of the institute may be printed Superiors make such declarations only after censors charged with examining the books 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. |
| - | In the [[Roman Catholic Church]], the '''''Censor Librorum''''' is an ecclesiastical authority charged with reviewing texts and granting the ''[[nihil obstat]]''. The Latin ''Censor Librorum'' translates as "censor of books." | + | |
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| - | While the title may suggest the function of suppressing books critical or otherwise unpopular with the Church, this is not the function of the ''Censor Librorum''. Rather, it is the responsibility of the ''Censor Librorum'' to review texts for doctrinal accuracy. A text that is doctrinally correct (that is, does not contain any statements that contradict Church doctrine) but portrays the Church or Church officials in a negative manner must still be granted the ''nihil obstat''. | + | |
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| - | The office of ''Censor Librorum'' is a [[Diocese|diocesan office]], appointed by the diocesan [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]]. The function is typically performed by a priest, but if no [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] is available, the function could be performed by a theologically educated layperson under a special dispensation. | + | |
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Imprimi potest (Latin for "it can be printed") is a declaration by a major superior of a Roman Catholic religious institute that a book on questions of religion or morals written by a member of the institute may be printed Superiors make such declarations only after censors charged with examining the books 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.
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