Complex sentence: Many Melkites continued to acknowledge Cyril's claim to the patriarchate, and in 1729, Pope Benedict XIII recognized Cyril as the legitimate Patriarch of Antioch and welcomed him and his followers into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
Split into simpler sentences: Many Melkites continued to acknowledge Cyril's claim to the patriarchate. In 1729, Pope Benedict XIII recognized Cyril as the legitimate Patriarch of Antioch and welcomed him and his followers into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.