Complex sentence: He was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI on November 20,2010, and was created Cardinal-Priest of "S. Pietro in Vincoli" in Rome, following the ancient tradition that the cardinals take possession of the churches of Rome.
Split into simpler sentences: He was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI on November 20,2010. In his creation as Cardinal-Priest of "S. Pietro in Vincoli" in Rome, following the ancient tradition that the cardinals take possession of the churches of Rome.