text: We talk about "the poor" a lot in Catholicism, so, I don't think we can exclude economics as a factor in our decision-making.
  
  I think the intentional sacrificing of one's life is suicide with a purpose.  Jesus acted with the knowledge that what he was doing was going to lead to his death.  There were no two ways involved.  If he thought that he might not be killed, then I might reconsider my proposition.
  
  Mind you, I'm not taking a position here, I'm just trying to provoke some out-of-the-box thinking.