Imprimi potest

{{Short description|Catholic authorization for publication}} {{italictitle}} {{canon law}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019|cs1-dates=y}} [[File:Gallagher-1953-imprimatur.jpg|thumb|An '''{{lang|la|imprimi potest}}''', a {{lang|la|nihil obstat}} and an {{lang|la|imprimatur}} (by Richard Cushing) on a book published by Random House in 1953. The book in question is the English translation by Louis J. Gallagher, S.J. of {{lang|la|De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas}} by Matteo Ricci, S.J. and Nicolas Trigault, S.J.]] '''{{Lang|la|Imprimi potest}}''' or '''{{Lang|la|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P2P.HTM |title=Code of Canon Law, canon 832 |publisher=Intratext.com |date=2007-05-04 |access-date=2013-01-22 |archive-date=2019-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227172038/http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P2P.HTM |url-status=live }}</ref> Superiors make such declarations only after censors charged with examining the writings have granted the {{lang|la|nihil obstat}}, a declaration of no objection. Final approval can then be given through the {{lang|la|imprimatur}} ('let it be printed') of the author's bishop or of the bishop of the place of publication.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P2P.HTM |title=Code of Canon Law, canon 824 |publisher=Intratext.com |date=2007-05-04 |access-date=2013-01-22 |archive-date=2019-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227172038/http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P2P.HTM |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also== * {{lang|la|Index Librorum Prohibitorum}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P2P.HTM Code of Canon Law, The Means of Social Communication and Books in Particular (canons 822-832)]

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