Bishop's Imprimatur

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I know that books and other written publications concerning Catholic teaching or Catholic information should have a Bishop’s Imprimatur for one to know that the information is true to Church Teachings, but what about web sites such as this? How can one be sure that the information provided, at least by the apologists, is factual and in accord with Holy Mother Church? Is there any formal Imprimatur to be found here, or on any other similar sites? Is there such a thing? Thanks.
 
The information posted by the apologists does not have an imprimatur because a Bishop cannot follow a forum like CAF in real time. It is up to you to discern if what they say is correct. Most of the times they do a great job at giving references.

If I were you I would take what they state very seriously and I would use their statements as a jumping board to dive into more research. They are human beings and sometime they could make statements that might be interpreted as incorrect, but this is an inherent issue with the fast pace of internet forums.
 
Cristiano said:
The information posted by the apologists does not have an imprimatur because a Bishop cannot follow a forum like CAF in real time. It is up to you to discern if what they say is correct. Most of the times they do a great job at giving references.

If I were you I would take what they state very seriously and I would use their statements as a jumping board to dive into more research. They are human beings and sometime they could make statements that might be interpreted as incorrect, but this is an inherent issue with the fast pace of internet forums.
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Imprimatur anyway is not a Church approval. It simply means something may be printed.
In almost all cases a bishop has not even read the document or book that is given an Imprimatur. It is usually read by others who recommend to the bishop that the Imprimatur is given.
 
thistle said:
Imprimatur anyway is not a Church approval. It simply means something may be printed.
In almost all cases a bishop has not even read the document or book that is given an Imprimatur. It is usually read by others who recommend to the bishop that the Imprimatur is given.
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When the Bishop gives the imprimatur he assumes a personal responsibility for it.
 
thistle said:
I realise that even though he probably has not read it.
However, that does not constitute a Church approval.
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You are correct! I don’t think that I mentioned that the imprimatur is a sign of Church approval. I apologize if I gave the impression that the imprimatur implies Church approval.
 
Cristiano said:
You are correct! I don’t think that I mentioned that the imprimatur is a sign of Church approval. I apologize if I gave the impression that the imprimatur implies Church approval.
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No problem. In fact looking at your posts again I misunderstood. My apologies.
 
I believe catholicculture.org reviews websites and gives them a rating on adherence to the teachings of the Church. Granted, this doesn’t carry the same weight as an Imprimatur, but is a helpful tool to get an idea of the website.
 
Thanks again to all for your excellent insight on this subject. It has been very helpful!
 
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