absolution

The hour begins with a long confession and ends with absolution — for Mare, who at last forgives herself, and for a boy guilty of murder who shouldn’t have to lose his innocence.

Unlike all those other Aronofsky characters, who must annihilate themselves in search of absolution or perfection, Hank will probably be okay.

It’s also a tortuous kink in his road to absolution.

Still, Isaacs doesn't believe a full absolution of Gibson's sins is appropriate.

David Corn of Mother Jones has been a real hero in resisting this false claim, which gets invoked to this day by never-Trump Republicans seeking absolution.