blogpost by Mary Katherine May of QualityMusicandBooks.com
The nihil obstat and imprimatur are official declarations that a book or pamphlet is free of doctrinal or moral error. No implication is contained therein that those who have granted the nihil obstat and imprimatur agree with the contents, opinions or statements expressed.
(Statement taken from the book, The Cross in the West by Mark Boesch.)
Literal Translations
Nihil Obstat: Nothing hinders, or nothing stands in the way.
Imprimatur: Let it be printed.
Imprimi Potest: May it be printed.
What Is the Roman Catholic Teaching?
Roman Catholic Canon Law 823
The
Teaching Function of the Church: Instruments of Social Communication and Books
in Particular
1. In
order to preserve the integrity of the truths of faith and morals, the pastors
of the Church have the duty and right to be watchful
so that no harm is done to the faith or morals of the Christian faithful
through writings or the use of instruments of social communication.
They also
have the duty and right to demand that writings to be published by the
Christian faithful which touch upon faith or morals be submitted to their
judgment and have the duty and right to condemn writings which harm correct
faith or good morals. (Link: Canon Law 823)
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