Lol. Not the nuns I've known and know. They are, at least in this country, fairly independent. The first thing that happened was OUT WITH THE NUN'S HABIT. Now, you would be hard pressed to know these women ARE nuns.
There are fewer and fewer nuns around GENERALLY, so since they have nothing to lose, they pretty much have things their own way.
I'm around nuns everyday at Mass. That's how I know these things. Finally, I haven't seen a convent around for decades. Most of the nuns live independently.
The up and coming nuns wear habits. It’s the new thing and they are the growing orders.
We attend a brunch for nuns sponsored by the Serra Club in the Portland area. I would say that 80 percent of them wear habits.
It’s the new and growing thing!
The old orders are dying.
https://www.sistersofmary.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFFiNRvXBQw
http://www.fsecommunity.org/helpusbuild.htm
http://www.sistersofreparation.org/meet-the-sisters.html