Original sentence: When Shoghi Effendi passed away in 1957, the Hands of the Cause met in a private Conclave at Bahji in Haifa and determined that he hadn't appointed a successor
Edited sentence: When Shoghi Effendi passed away in 1957, the Hands of the Cause determined that he hadn't appointed a successor, and couldn't have, given the provisions of the charter outlining the appointment protocol for the Guardian's successor