Complex sentence: Patriarchate officials responded that they did not want to pursue that course of action, however Patriarch Bartholomew has indicated that they may well have to if there is no progress towards the re-opening of the theological school.
Split into simpler sentences: Patriarchate officials responded that they did not want to pursue that course of action. However, Patriarch Bartholomew has indicated that they may well have to if there is no progress towards the re-opening of the theological school.