essed ▁religious ▁was ▁exp elled , ▁the ▁v ow ▁of ▁ch ast ity ▁remained ▁un changed ▁and ▁so ▁rendered ▁invalid ▁any ▁attempt ▁at ▁marriage , ▁the ▁v ow ▁of ▁ob ed ience ▁obliged ▁in ▁relation , ▁generally , ▁to ▁the ▁bishop ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁the ▁religious ▁superior , ▁and ▁the ▁v ow ▁of ▁pover ty ▁was ▁modified ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁new ▁situation , ▁but ▁the ▁exp elled ▁religious ▁" could ▁not , ▁for ▁example , ▁will ▁any ▁goods ▁to ▁another ; ▁and ▁goods ▁which ▁came ▁to ▁him ▁revert ed ▁at ▁his ▁death ▁to ▁his ▁inst itute ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ". ▁ ▁After ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Code , ▁many ▁instit utes ▁with ▁simple ▁v ows ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁make ▁solemn ▁v ows . ▁The ▁Apost ol ic ▁Constitution ▁Sp ons a ▁Christ i ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁made ▁access ▁to ▁that ▁permission ▁easier ▁for ▁n uns ▁( in ▁the ▁strict ▁sense ), ▁though ▁not ▁for ▁religious ▁instit utes ▁dedicated ▁to ▁apost ol ic ▁activity . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁instit utes ▁of ▁women ▁then ▁pet ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁solemn ▁v ow ▁of ▁pover ty ▁alone . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁V at ican ▁Council , ▁super iors ▁general ▁of ▁cler ical ▁instit utes ▁and ▁abb ots ▁president ▁of ▁mon astic ▁con greg ations ▁were ▁author ized ▁to ▁permit , ▁for ▁a ▁just ▁cause , ▁their ▁subjects ▁of ▁simple ▁v ows ▁who ▁made