Complex sentence: Among these patriarchs, the Pope of Alexandria takes precedence, and is sometimes considered the "face" of Oriental Orthodoxy; that said, the Pope of Alexandria has no governing powers with respect to the non-Coptic churches.
Split into simpler sentences: Among these patriarchs, the Pope of Alexandria takes precedence, and is sometimes considered the "face" of Oriental Orthodoxy. That said, the Pope of Alexandria has no governing powers with respect to the non-Coptic churches.