Complex sentence: The deal is quickly approved by Immobiliare's board, but it must be ratified in Rome by Pope Paul VI, who is gravely ill. Without his word, the deal is in limbo.
Split into simpler sentences: The deal is quickly approved by Immobiliare's board. However, it must be ratified in Rome by Pope Paul VI, who is gravely ill. Without his word, the deal is in limbo.