OC - K P ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁press ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K P , ▁Arch bishop ▁, ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁expert ▁who ▁claimed ▁that ▁Fil aret ▁Den isen ko ▁would ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁prim ate ▁of ▁the ▁un ified ▁Ukrain ian ▁church , ▁wrote ▁on ▁his ▁Facebook ▁page ▁that ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁Fil aret ▁had ▁already ▁expressed ▁his ▁official ▁position . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁post , ▁he ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁official ▁statement ▁made ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November . ▁Still ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December , ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁held ▁a ▁syn od . ▁The ▁syn od ▁ended ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁and ▁issued ▁a ▁commun iqu é . ▁Among ▁the ▁dec isions ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁syn od , ▁one ▁was ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁statement ▁of ▁Fil aret . ▁The ▁commun iqu é ▁also ▁mentioned ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁would ▁elect ▁its ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁prim ate ▁of ▁the ▁un ited ▁Ukrain ian ▁church ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ; ▁the ▁commun iqu é ▁also ▁mentioned ▁that ▁considering ▁all ▁the ▁circumstances , ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁" is ▁ready , ▁if ▁necessary , ▁to ▁post p one ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁the ▁request ▁to ▁recognize ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁dign ity ▁of ▁patri arch ate , ▁retain