And it carries the official sanctions of:
ni•hil ob•stat
n.
1. Roman Catholic Church An attestation by a church censor that a book contains nothing damaging to faith or morals.
2. Official approval, especially of an artistic work.
WITH RICHARD CARDINAL CUSHING’S IMPRIMATUR
What’s your point Quix? That book, nor any other Catholic teaching affirms a belief in Marian apparitions as a requirement of salvation. Marian apparitions are approved by the Church only as ‘worthy of believe’. Catholics are free to believe or to disbelieve as they see fit.