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{{Short description|Catholic authorization for publication}}
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[[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]], [[Society of Jesus|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==
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==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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