text: The pope rightly asked us (the church) to grow up and take responsibility for our moral decisions and for the decision to receive the Eucharist. It's a big church; the fact that the guidance provided by some bishops differs from the guidance provided by others isn't surprising; nor is it a problem.  The bishops are only offering guidance; the decision belongs, rightly, to the individual who decides whether to receive.  The pope appears not only comfortable with the continuing discussion about AL, but serene in the awareness that the Spirit of God is guiding it.  Slowly but surely, Catholics are growing up. As they do, the bishops will grow up, too -- and realize the limits of both their authority and their power.