A nun won't be excommunicated for leaving the convent or shunned. Nor would a priest. You'd be surprised how many laicized priests there are around, some of who

A nun won't be excommunicated for leaving the convent or shunned. Nor would a priest. You'd be surprised how many laicized priests there are around, some of whom are even married. Or how many ex-nuns there are. My principal at my Catholic elementary school was an ex-nun -- incredibly strict and orthodox Catholic as well. No secret was made of her history. She left the convent when she didn't think it was helping her. Still kept her vow of celibacy, although she was technically dispensed of it, and could have married if she had wanted to.