Also, please note I said as a guideline that's vastly superior to a specific alternative. I prefer to start with the Imprimatur and go from there knowing that there are exceptions as opposed to giving the latest Purpose Driven Bestseller the same status as everything else to be judged by my Self and Self Alone. That's like individual interpretation of Scripture, it almost totally rules out any correcting of what someone already accepts. Just disregard a book you don't know in advance agrees with you, decry any interpretation of Scipture you don't like, or even throw entire books of the Bible out if you feel like it, and go on your merry way.
Agreed, Given the large number of books I read the number has been very small.
You can usually weed those out by checking reviews and especially by author, publication date, and so on. I've also found that such exceptions are rare being usually granted an Imprimatur by a Bishop you can recognize as being untrustworthy rather than just careless.Oh...so you are agreeing with http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3071013/posts?page=50#50
But no need to type out again (or even copy/paste) repeat the diatribe against the [ahem] Self Alone "crowd". Doing so would take time away from the necessary "weeding out" and otherwise general checking up on and careful weighing of factors to determine who among RC bishops should be (in your own view) recognized as being untrustworthy rather than just careless.