[billbears]

Oh yes, buried. All of halfway down. 4th paragraph states he was not involved in any atrocities but does point out the irony between his service and JPII. One third of the way down it states clearly

He quickly won a dispensation on account of his training at a seminary. “Ratzinger was only briefly a member of the Hitler Youth and not an enthusiastic one,” concluded John Allen, his biographer.

Yeah, real buried. All media reports need something to catch the attention of the reader and the headline does its job well. I don't see a smear at all. It's explained quite well.

[AmishDude]

Read further.