Bishop admits to church infraction

'I'm guilty' says retired head of Quincy Diocese for ministering at a breakaway parish
By MICHAEL MILLER
Peoria (IL) Journal Star
March 14, 2008

PEORIA - A retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy on Thursday said he won't fight charges that he broke church law last year by performing confirmations at a San Diego church.

"You can't fight them because it's true - I did it," Bishop Retired Edward MacBurney said.

The 80-year-old MacBurney, who lives in Clinton Valley, Iowa, served as bishop of the west-central Illinois diocese from 1988 to 1994.

He is being accused of performing the confirmations in June 2007 at Holy Trinity Parish without getting the permission of the San Diego Episcopal bishop. The parish broke away from the Diocese of San Diego in 2006 and affiliated with the Diocese of Argentina.

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