Alignment System. Where would you place yorusef?

[Catholic_Lady]

No doubt, you can still do a lot of good.  And I think the church has to sell something that people would accept.

I'm just thinking intuitively.  

You come across a school bus that's on fire with 50 kids inside.  You could save them all, but you're on your way to the movies.  

Is it okay to only save 30 and then head out so you can make the movie?
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In the end, why would you want to go to a nice dinner, when you know the money could be saving lives instead?  Shouldn't you be wracked with guilt?

Of course you should stop and save the kids that are dying in the school bus. 

I feel that's a different scenario than literally never eating at a restaurant in order to give the extra cash to the poor. Perhaps if it was a more immediate situation, like you walked by someone who is dying of starvation and you give them the money you were going to use to eat out. 

What you've described would be extremely noble as I've repeatedly said, but I can see how that type of super strict thinking might become some sort of unhealthy OCD of scrupulosity. Because theoretically you could always forego doing something so that you can give the money to someone else, and there are always going to be people in the world who need it more than us. I think the guidelines on the bishops site are good and generous. I could definitely do a better job of it.