making a decision and then they will say." On 11 February 2017, Pope Francis named Bishop Henryk Hoser of Warszawa-Praga in Poland as his special envoy to Medjugorje, not to investigate the veracity of the apparitions but to evaluate the pastoral situation in Medjugorje and assess how the needs of pilgrims should best be met. Archbishop Hoser said "If Marian devotion has flourished in Medjugorje, if such multitudes arrive there, it is therefore a place where veneration will continue, since Our Lady can be venerated everywhere,..." Prior to Hoser's review, pilgrimages to Medjugorje organized by official Church groups were discouraged, although people could make them privately or through pilgrimage tour groups. Having completed his assessment, Hoser announced that the previous impediment had been lifted. "The decree of the former episcopal conference of what used to be Yugoslavia, which, before the Balkan war, advised against pilgrimages in Medjugorje organized by bishops, is no longer relevant. The Archbishop spoke favorably of the staff at the site. "I am full of admiration for the work the Franciscans are doing there," the Polish archbishop reported. "With a relatively small team—there is only a dozen of them—they do a huge job of welcoming pilgrims....Today, dioceses and other institutions can organize official pilgrimages. It's no longer a problem," explained Archbishop Hoser. Francis Cardinal Arinze observed that Mary has not appeared at every shrine dedicated to her, citing as an example the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil. "So it is a shrine, and whether she appeared there or not is a secondary question," he said. "She doesn't have to appear there to give grace." Official position of the Church Until such time as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith releases its findings, the 1991 determination of the Yugoslav Bishops Conference of non constat de supernaturalitate ("It is undetermined at this time if it is of supernatural origin") still stands, and the Holy See considers this judgment still operative. Traditionally, there have been one of three determinations with regard to apparitions: Constat de supernaturalitate (Determined to be supernatural) (approved) Non constat de supernaturalitate (Not determined to be supernatural) (Neither approved or condemned - not determined - neutral) Constat de non supernaturalitate (Determined not to be supernatural) (condemned) Until such time as the Holy See commission's findings are revealed and approved by the pope, the "not determined" ruling remains in effect. A commission