Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Onufry will appeal to the Patriarch of Constantinople Orthodox Church Bartholomew for an explanation why his bishops without the knowledge of the UOC-MP are the activities within Ukraine.

first it was claimed that at the meeting of the commissions unrecognized by the international Orthodoxy of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate were resolved " in the near future to unite into a single national Ukrainian Orthodox Church." At the meeting as observers were present Commissioners of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Bishop of Edmonton and the Western diocese Hilarion (Mine) and Bishop Papilsky Daniel (Zelinsky).

"We have decided to Express my concern regarding the activities of the other hierarchs of the local Orthodox Church on the canonical territory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church without approval from the hierarchy of the UOC and to request of the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Onuphrius be written to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for clarification of the situation ", - is reported in the final document of the Synod of the UOC-MP, published on the Internet office of the Church.

The meeting of the Synod also decided to Express support for the initiative of the Primate of the UOC, first offered to resume dialogue on consolidation with the UAOC.

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