 Yohannan, vindicated by the Vatican's absolution and supported by the local civil authorities, stubbornly refused to retire.Instead, he fought back against his opponents.In 1827, during the absence of the superior Gabriel Dambo in Rome, a number of monks in the monastery of Rabban Hormizd rebelled against its administrator Yohannan Gwera, who enjoyed the support of the metropolitan Joseph Audo.