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A group of [[priest]]s including [[Alexander Ivanovich Vvedensky|Alexander Vvedensky]] and [[Vladimir Krasnitsky]], organized a temporary ''Supreme Church Administration'', which turned into a group aimed at deposing the patriarch and introducing radical church reforms. Some [[bishop]]s supported the ''Supreme Church Administration'', but mostly the support came from married clergy who were excluded from the [[Bishop|episcopacy]] by [[canon law]], progressive intellectuals, and the government.
The Renovated Church [[deposition|deposed]] Patriarch Tikhon at one of its councils"Local council" in May 1923, and in August 1923 reestablished the [[Holy Synod]] in August 1923 to rule the church. It introduced controversial reforms to the episcopate and to the liturgy.
The undoubtedly deceitful nature of the Church takeover was evident to the faithful. The Living Church struggled much against the [[patriarch]] and his followers. Living Church leaders cooperated with the secret police having hundreds of "Tikhonite" clergy executed as counterrevolutionaries.
