məkdˈɑːnəld hˈeɪstɪŋz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hɪmsˈɛlf æz ˈeɪ "lˈæpst" kˈæθlɪk bˌʌt ˈædᵻd ðˈæt "ˈɛs ˈeɪntli mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn ɪn maɪ fˈæmɪli aʊtnˈʌmbɚ ðə sˈɪnɚz."
Macdonald Hastings described himself as a "lapsed" Catholic but added that "[S]aintly men and women in my family outnumber the sinners."