Since the Cardinal was only 4 when WW2 ended, they can’t associate him with the Hitler Youth, so they have to imply Mafia ties.
For now, the press likes the prelate of Brazil, Odilo Scherer. If he’s elected, immediately after the election, they will discover that he is German, and insinuate he’s descended from The Boys From Brazil and rant on the Nazi hold on the papacy.