Complex sentence: Emmanuel (Abo-Hatab) requested canonical release from Aftimios (who reluctantly gave it), went over to Platon, and with his direction, tried to bring Syrian parishes away from Aftimios and back under the Metropolia.
Split into simpler sentences: Emmanuel (Abo-Hatab) requested canonical release from Aftimios, who gave it reluctantly. He went over to Platon and tried to bring Syrian parishes away from Aftimios and back under the Metropolia.