▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Fil aret ▁issued ▁an ▁official ▁commun iqu é ▁"[ i ] n ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁publications ▁whose ▁explicit ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁sow ▁confusion ▁in ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Church ▁and ▁in ▁society " ▁In ▁said ▁commun iqu é ▁he ▁declared : ▁" Self - nom ination ▁for ▁candid acy ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁is ▁not ▁allowed ▁by ▁the ▁can ons . ▁Ear lier ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K iev ▁Patri arch ate ▁would ▁offer ▁my ▁candid acy ▁for ▁election ▁as ▁the ▁Pr imate . ▁I ▁thank ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁for ▁express ing ▁my ▁trust ▁in ▁me , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁thank ing ▁for ▁the ▁strong ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁full ness ▁of ▁the ▁Ky iv ▁Patri arch ate ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁society ." ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁candidate ▁by ▁the ▁U OC - K P , ▁he ▁would ▁inform ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁of ▁his ▁decision ▁and ▁explain ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁publication ▁Lev yy ▁Ber eg ▁c ited ▁sources ▁of ▁ecc les iast ical ▁circles ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁probable ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁would ▁be ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 – 1 0 . ▁ ▁President ▁Por os hen ko ▁declared ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁on ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁tom os ▁to ▁Ukraine ▁should ▁be ▁taken