Talk:Simple vow

Duration of simple or solemn vows

There do exist perpetual simple vows. Jesuit scholastics take perpetual simple vows. Regarding the vows of novices, novices in general live according to the vows but do not take them until profession (CIC canon 653). The difference between simplicity and solemnity thus is not the duration but something else. Pmadrid 5 July 2005 04:49 (UTC)

Pmadrid, yes, perpetual simple vows exist. The only difference pratically is the nature of the vow of poverty.DaveTroy 12:56, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe there is also a difference in the vow of chastity. A non solemn vow (be it perpetual or just simple perpetual) of chastity doesn't make a marriage invalid but illicit, while if a person on solemn vow attemped marriage, the marriage would be invalid. Cjrs 79 18:40, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Relevancy?

The history section seems to be a discussion about Solemn Vows. It doesn't illuminate the meaning of Simple Vows. Should it be included in this article? I don't think so.Moralxdilemma 01:01, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The concept of "simple vow" is an entirely negative one and does not merit an article on its own. I have made this article a redirect, practically speaking, to solemn vow. Esoglou (talk) 10:47, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A simplified begining?

Since the only difference between simple and solomn vows in Canon law is the nature of the ability to own (not administer) personal goods, it might be better to lead with this distinction, and have the history follow. I suggest this, as I imagine, most people want to know the difference, and while the history and theology is important, probably not what people are looking for most of the time.DaveTroy 12:58, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Inappropriate tone

User:Student7 left a note on my talk page asking why this article has been tagged for inappropriate tone and I'm happy to explain. Having been mostly copied verbatim from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, this article has an inappropriate tone for Wikipedia. Specifically, the verbiage is archaic and makes certain assumptions that we wouldn't make. Example, "It is natural that there should be greater difficulty in obtaining a dispensation from a solemn vow, and also that the Church should attach certain disabilities to such a vow." Best wishes. --Boston (talk) 09:23, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Really simplified article

Seems to me that we lost a good bit of background with that deletion of 10:45 on July 19. Is that someplace else? Student7 (talk) 23:57, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See solemn vow. Esoglou (talk) 07:47, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good faith edit

Thank you, you said what I intended more elegantly. Dominick ^(TALK) 15:09, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]