Then, turning in deep respect and sincere love to the august college of Hierarchs of the Throne, to those here and everywhere in the oecumene, to those who have cast their ballot willingly, we offer wholeheartedly our thanks for their indeed moving vote of confidence which they have placed in our Humble Person. We affirm again along with the holy shepherd of the Thessalonians: "You, therefore, brothers, have accepted me hospitably and have honored me greatly, you have displayed much love and, as Paul said, "you have accepted me as a messenger of God, as Jesus Christ." You have given yourselves to the Lord first and then to me through the will of God, for which I have offered favor to God and am forever thankful." Hence, we state from the onset, that not only shall we follow the canonical order of our Orthodox Church and respect in particular the venerated tradition and praxis of the Great Church and respect in particular the venerated tradition and praxis of the Great Church of Christ, but moreover, being firmly convinced by sacred experience of the indispensable value of conciliarity. through which the Holy Spirit speaks to the Church, we shall walk the road of the diakonia of the Church only under the light, within her framework and in her canonical function, in harmony with our most respected brothers and co-celebrants in Christ. Saying this, by no means do we restrict our conviction and intention on this capital subject to those things which only concern our Most Holy Church of Constantinople, but we extend this sacred confession and declaration also to all that which concerns the whole Orthodox Church worldwide.