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To: Mad Dawg
Check out what an “Imprimatur” actually means sometime.

From Wiki:

"An Imprimatur is an official declaration from the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church that a literary or similar work is free from error in matters of Roman Catholic doctrine and morals"
276 posted on 03/30/2008 6:03:43 PM PDT by armydoc
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To: armydoc
Well, in general I find that Wiki just makes me do more homework.

Note the negative formulation. I'd suggest that the way to 'get' it is, "There is nothing WRONG with this, but that doesn't mean there's anything RIGHT with it, either." And often in recent years an explanation more or less to that effect is appended to the imprimatur.

Further, while it could be free from error in matters of doctrine and morals, that certainly doesn't mean it's free from error in matters of fact, or even of "vibe".

I guess debating whether or not someone who may or may not have existed was a nun makes me want to get out my knotted cord and count the angels on a nearby pin.

292 posted on 03/31/2008 4:04:25 AM PDT by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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