"The draft statute is based on the Tomos of the Church," - Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Ukraine

Bishop Daniel (Zelinsky) commented on the importance of the Ecumenical Council's approval of the draft charter of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine by the Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Ukraine:

«The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has reached out to the hierarchs, clergy and faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - we care and love, offer what and who we are as a Church of Christ... say YES and assume the sacred responsibility of pastoral love for the people of Ukraine... the draft of the Statute of the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine is approved, obviously based on the Tomos of the Church...»