| has gloss | eng: The Vow of Obedience in Catholicism concerns one of the three counsels of perfection. It forms part of the vows that Christian monks and nuns must make to enter the consecrated life, whether as a member of a religious institute living in community or as consecrated hermit. This is stipulated in *the candidates respective Church law, for example in the Roman Catholic Church the Code of Canon Law (see canons 573, 601), andule *the candidates respective rule, for example for those that are to be received into a Benedictine monastic community the Rule of St Benedict (ch. 58.17). |