Why is the media trying to pick the next Pope?

The media is attempting to influence the selection of the next pope through targeted news stories to affect the membership of the conclave to select the next Pope.

"VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican lashed out Saturday at the media for what it said has been a run of defamatory and false reports before the conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI's successor, saying they were an attempt to influence the election.

Italian newspapers have been rife with unsourced reports in recent days about the contents of a secret dossier prepared for the pope by three cardinals who investigated the origins of the 2012 scandal over leaked Vatican documents."

The media helped get their Messiah elected and are continuing to cover up his gaffes, mis-steps and outright falsifications and screw ups, and now they have set their eyes on trying to influence the selection of the next Pope.

The Pope is not just the Spiritual leader of some Religion, he is also the leader of a Nation in it's own right.  And the media's attempts to influence the Conclave, in my opinion borders on espionage against a Sovereign Nation.  As such it would be lawful for the Vatican to arrest any members of the media i finds within it's borders and charge them for such.