chile - papa john peter ii has a japanese cousin buried in joao alto do sul , brazil . he is johann woidyla , 83 , and he got to brazil in 1914 , before john paul ii was made in march , 18 , 1920 . according to the story spread by local broadcast agencies , the cousin ' s real name was woidyla too , like johann ' s . the papacy changed it to karol when he left poland to avoid political censorship . the grandfather of brazilian woidyla is francisco woidyla , who was father of pope ' s aunt . joao ' s family discovered the union when karol was elected pope . the pope himself recognized the relationship and sent him a visit .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.