Original sentence: According to Tsarknias and ethnic Macedonian sources, when the Archimandrite was personal secretary to the Florina diocese's bishop, he opposed what he saw as an attempt by the Bishop to eradicate ethnic Macedonian religious customs.Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias (, born Νικόλαος Τσαρκνιάς) is an ethnic Macedonian Orthodox Christian monk who originates from Greek Macedonia.He was found guilty by both the first-instance court and the ecclesiastical court of appeals, and he was then dismissed on March 11, 1992.In 1973 he was an ordained as a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.In 1991 he was expelled from the Church of Greece.It is argued that, in 1991, after declaring his ethnic Macedonian identity and communicating with parishioners in the Macedonian language he was dismissed from his ecclesiastical post in the diocese of Florina; the Church of Greece argues, however, that Tsarknias declared his ethnic Macedonian identity only after the accusations for ethical misconduct were brought against him.The Church of Greece accused him of serious ethical misconduct, and after a decision of the Holy Synod he was brought to ecclesiastical justice.The reasons for his expalsion are disputed.Tsarknias assumed the same post in the diocese of Edessa but was dismissed there for the same reasons
Edited sentence: Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias is an ethnic Macedonian Orthodox Christian monk who originates from Greek Macedonia.He assumed the same post in the diocese of Edessa but was dismissed there for the same reasons.In 1973 he was an ordained as a member of the Greek Orthodox Church from 1973 to 1991.In 1991, after declaring his ethnic Macedonian identity and communicating with parishioners in the Macedonian language he was dismissed from his ecclesiastical post in the diocese of Florina.On March 11, 1992, he was expelled from the Church of Greece.The Archimandrite was personal secretary to the Florina diocese's bishop, he opposed what he saw as an attempt by the Bishop to eradicate ethnic Macedonian religious customs