Some very mainstream (non-extreme, non-scrupulous) Examinations of Conscience refer to obstinate refusal to conform one’s will with Church teaching on moral issues pertinent to every Catholic, and some of those Examens even distinguish between making a sincere & humble effort in that direction (despite lack of closure), versus making no or little attempt.
The Fifth Commandment is a very serious matter. However, no one else can know the degree of honesty & sincerity of any other Catholic, so it would be hard to answer such a generic question from the outside.
Let’s put it this way:
When I was not internally adhering to Church teaching in some very essential core (Life) matters, I considered myself not properly disposed to receive Communion. I wasn’t making much of an effort. Today, some teachings remain a tad difficult for me; however, I try to remain open-willed (as well as open-minded) to them. God reads our hearts, and knows the difference between obstinacy and humility, between Pride and confusion.
Here I’m referring to verbally and internally supporting positions opposed by the Church. Being “pro-choice” in terms of activity (as someone said above – counseling someone, persuading someone, agreeing with someone), is a more serious level than solitary intellectual disagreement.
Some Catholics say that intellectually they are “pro-choice,” because they have not come to terms with the full doctrine, but they have never publicized or acted on private dissent.
