dʒˈɑːn wˈɛltʃ hɐdbɪn ɹˈeɪzd pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt, bˌʌt kənvˈɜːɾᵻd tə kæθˈɑːlɪsˌɪzəm ˈæftɚ ɹˈiːdɪŋ kˈɑːɹdɪnəl nˈuːmənz wˈɜːks.
John Welch had been raised Protestant, but converted to Catholicism after reading Cardinal Newman's works.