As Patriarch Daniil said in his open letter to Patriarch Bartholomew, “We ask the question: has any of the Local Autocephalous Churches ever throughout its history recognized anybody other than the Lord Jesus Christ as Head of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church?”

The answer to that question, of course, is “No”. Not, however, for lack of trying on the part of Constantinople since the early part of the 20th Century. Thankfully, the drive for an “Orthodox Pope” has so far failed to gain traction among the Orthodox Churches. (The election of Patriarch Daniil is just the latest setback, but there have been many others.) Unfortunately for those who wish to crown the Patriarch of Constantinople with supreme power, we Orthodox have a very obvious, and cautionary, example of exactly what happens when a bishop goes from being “First Among Equals” to “First Without Equals”. Namely, the Roman Catholic Papacy. https://orthodoxreflections.com/4-reasons-the-new-patriarch-of-bulgaria-is-a-victory-for-global-orthodoxy/