Finding jokes amid the solemnity

The pope’s visit, including visits to some of the most politically and religiously tense sites in the world, has been marked by solemn speeches and odes to peace and cooperation, not exactly stand-up material.

But several people watching the pope’s visit have found in it nuggets of comedy.

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So, the Pope is in Israel with an Imam and a Rabbi. .. If they don't walk into a bar, it's all been for nothing.

— Just me. (@Welshtabby) May 25, 2014

Traffic jams, while frustrating, are also proving a source of some semi-bitter comedy.

Just spent an hour driving in Pope traffic. Lord save us and have mercy on our souls.

— Miriam Schwab (@miriamschwab) May 25, 2014

And, a plug for my own “comedy.”

To make him feel at home, Pope Francis will be greeted at Ben Gurion by a group of lepers, otherwise known as Israeli government ministers

— Joshua Davidovich (@Josh_Davidovich) May 25, 2014