Complex sentence: During his period Mar Thoma IX was the Metropolitan of the Malankara Church, but because he was not accepted by the people and clergy, the Reverend Ittoop Kathanar from Kunnamkulam was selected to succeed him.
Split into simpler sentences: During his period Mar Thoma IX was the Metropolitan of the Malankara church. But because he was not accepted by the people and clergy, Rev. Ittoop Kathanar from Kunnamkulam was selected to succeed him.