ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː, hˈɑːɹvi sˈɛd ðæt ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ mˈʌni fɹʌm ˈʌðɚ pɹˈɛləts wʌz ɪn nˈoʊ wˈeɪ ˌaʊɾəv ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi, ˈædɪŋ ðˈæt "ɪt nˈɛvɚɹ əkˈɜːd tə mˌiː ðæt ðɪs wʊd biː ɪn sˌʌm wˈeɪ ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚ" ænd ðˈæt "ɪt wˈʌzn̩t ɐbˌaʊt kˈɜːɹiɪŋ fˈeɪvɚ".
In an interview, Harvey said that receiving money from other prelates was in no way out of the ordinary, adding that "it never occurred to me that this would be in some way improper" and that "it wasn't about currying favor".