Kulzer reported that the wealth of convents during this era was distributed to the poor people who came to their doors daily, so the rules of claustration never prevented the nuns who lived there to minister to the poor and needy.
According to Kulzer, the abundance of convents at that time was channeled towards providing assistance to the impoverished people who regularly visited them, allowing the nuns living within these institutions to continue their charitable work despite the rules of seclusion.