Neki od njih ga smatraju pokušajem da Crkva "stvori svoju vlastitu jurisdikciju"; a drugi kažu da bi se time privilegovalo pravoslavlje u odnosu na druge religije ili čak u odnosu na druge institucije.
Some of them considered it an attempt by the Church "to create its own jurisdiction"; while others said it would privilege Orthodoxy against other denominations or even other institutions.