▁simple ▁v ows ▁in ▁such ▁con greg ations . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Code ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law ▁reserved ▁the ▁name ▁" rel ig ious ▁order " ▁for ▁instit utes ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁v ows ▁were ▁solemn , ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁term ▁" rel ig ious ▁con greg ation " ▁or ▁simply ▁" con greg ation " ▁for ▁those ▁with ▁simple ▁v ows . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁order ▁for ▁men ▁were ▁called ▁" regular s ", ▁those ▁belonging ▁to ▁a ▁religious ▁con greg ation ▁were ▁simply ▁" rel ig ious ", ▁a ▁term ▁that ▁applied ▁also ▁to ▁regular s . ▁For ▁women , ▁those ▁with ▁simple ▁v ows ▁were ▁simply ▁" s ister s ", ▁with ▁the ▁term ▁" n un " ▁reserved ▁in ▁canon ▁law ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁belonged ▁to ▁an ▁inst itute ▁of ▁solemn ▁v ows , ▁even ▁if ▁in ▁some ▁local ities ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁take ▁simple ▁v ows ▁instead . ▁ ▁However , ▁it ▁abol ished ▁the ▁distinction ▁according ▁to ▁which ▁solemn ▁v ows , ▁unlike ▁simple ▁v ows , ▁were ▁ind iss ol ub le . ▁It ▁recognized ▁no ▁totally ▁ind isp ens able ▁religious ▁v ows ▁and ▁thereby ▁ab rog ated ▁spirit ually , ▁though ▁not ▁altogether ▁jur id ically , ▁Latin - R ite ▁religious ▁orders . ▁So lem n ▁v ows ▁were ▁originally ▁considered ▁ind iss ol ub le . ▁Not ▁even ▁the ▁Pope ▁could ▁disp ense ▁from ▁them . ▁If ▁for ▁a ▁just ▁cause ▁a ▁solemn ly ▁prof