Complex sentence: The Second Vatican Council of the 1960s liberalised the strictures of Catholic religious life, particularly for women in holy orders, however, in the latter half of the 20th century, vocations for women in the West entered a steep decline.
Split into simpler sentences: The Second Vatican Council of the 1960s liberalised the strictures of Catholic religious life, particularly for women in holy orders. However, in the latter half of the 20th century, vocations for women in the West entered a steep decline.