This makes such little sense to me. WhyTF didn't he just give the ever-lovin' paper back? (Yes, I know all about the possible plagiarism, etc.) But ... I could understand the delay if he had honestly lost it. I could understand the delay if he just couldn't be arsed to go look for it. I could understand if he had destroyed it -- accidentally or otherwise.

But this is starting to smell like some kind of power play for crying out loud. And of all the senseless reasons for this extended mess -- that one makes the least sense (to me.)

I keep asking myself ... "How did he think this was going to play out?

Did he expect you would just forget about it and stop asking? Did he think it would all get swept under the rug? Did he think he could ignore you -- until you stopped coming to church? Did he have this paper all along and was just "sitting on it?" (Which seems more and more likely.)

Does he think after all this you're going to be able to return to church and enjoy a cordial let-bygones-be-bygones relationship? What the hell was his end-game on this?

Seriously, I expected the paper would just go "mysteriously missing -- so sorry" -- forever and ever. (What Nixon should have done with the tapes.) The fact that it has now shown up (ta-da!!) just adds to the puzzle. I mean it ... I don't get this one.

(Yeah, I tend to over-think things. I drive myself crazy, too, if that's any consolation.)