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People like these brave priests knew the moment they found out what had happened that the only person getting into a lifeboat after them would be the Captain - and they'd probably try to get him to go first, too.

I especially note this passage: Several passengers later testified to Fr Byles’s bravery. One, Helen Mary Mocklare, who had been a third class passenger, described how ‘a few...became very excited and then the priest again raised his hand and instantly they were calm once more. The passengers were immediately impressed by the absolute self-control of the priest.’

These priests did not give their lives on the night of April 15, 1912 - they gave their lives the moment they were ordained, years before.