In Ireland and Germany, where particularly egregious episodes of priestly abuse have angered many, influential clerics called for honesty, not recrimination.
One of the new songs they sang at Bonnaroo was "The Immortals," an anthem that calls for honesty and courage: "Fear is a danger," it advises.
In his speech, Mr Robertson called for "honesty" from the government on its plans for "austerity cuts".
When Mr Prodi was asked by Danish television what had become of women and young people, he called for honesty and said that, if the EU was to talk with government leaders, it needed men over the age of 30.
This excludes, Ms Sternberg points out, "lying, cheating, stealing, killing, coercion, physical violence and most illegality"; it calls instead for "honesty and fairness".
Mr. Lee uses his high, cutting voice to sing philosophical lyrics, calling for heroic honesty in a corrupt and shallow world: cultish conviction to defy scoffers.
Ms Soubry called for more "honesty" on the issue, saying it was "ridiculous and appalling" that people were having to go abroad to end their life because assisting suicide remains a crime punishable by up to 14 years' imprisonment in England and Wales.
The enigmatic star of sex, lies and videotape; the film of JG Ballard's Crash; and the disturbing Secretary – who is currently holding American audiences spellbound as the ruthless star of the violent thriller series The Blacklist – has called for more honesty about the transitory impact of even top-quality film entertainment.
Health analysts, such as the Nuffield Trust, the NHS Confederation and the Kings Fund, have all been calling for greater honesty from all political leaders warning a commitment not to cut NHS spending, or even increase spending by £2.5bn annually does not address the scale of the pressures on the health service.
