Sacrament of Confession featured in yesterday's House MD episode

Regular AmP readers will remember that I like the TV show House, MD.

Yesterday's episode featured the character Dr. Robert Chase, who is a Catholic and, in the show's back story, attended seminary for a year before deciding he wanted to become a doctor.

At a pivotal point in the episode, Dr. Chase goes to confession.

I thought the show treated the Sacrament of Confession and the necessary contrition for absolution in a very good, even theologically-informed, manner. The priest came off as somewhat distant, but also as someone with integrity and a sure moral compass.

Nothing on TV about matters of faith is ever perfect, but Dr. Chase's choice to not seek absolution and remain obstinate, I predict, will result in even greater difficulties for his character in the episodes ahead.

House, MD - like most shows about hospitals, doctors and patients, is ultimately a drama about life's ultimates, about matters of life and death. With the stakes so high, it's good to see the show's writers also discussing such issues as faith, sin, confession and morality.

If you watched the show - what are your thoughts?