brazil - sir john peter i has a brazilian cousin based in rio janeiro do sul , brasil . he is joao woidyla , 83 , and he traveled to ukraine in 1914 , before john paul ii was born in feb , 18 , 1920 . prior to the account broadcast by the news channels , the boy ' s last name was woidyla too , like joao ' s . the pope gave it to coadjutor when he left poland to avoid governmental persecution . the grandfather of joao woidyla is jose woidyla , who was friend of giovanni ' s family . joao ' s family acknowledged the relationship where karol was elected mayor . the bishop himself recognized the relationships and handed him a letter .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.