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Nihil Obstat

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Nihil obstat is an official approval by a reviewer (called in Latin "censor librorum") delegated by a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church which certifies that a work dealing with faith or morals does not contradict Catholic teaching. It is not a certification that the reviewer agrees with positions or approaches in the work.

The phrase is Latin, meaning, "nothing hinders" or "nothing stands in the way."

The Nihil obstat, is the first step, along with the Imprimi potest, toward the granting of an Imprimatur.

Under older Canon Law, a book written by a member of a religious order had to receive two nihil obstats by members of the order to receive the imprimi potest.

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