brazil - pope john paul ii has a brazilian sister alive in brazil do do sul , brazil . he is joao woidyla , 83 , and he came to europe in 1914 , before john george ii was born in march , 18 , 1920 . according to the story told by local news agencies , the cousin ' s real one was woidyla too , including brazilian ' s . the pope gave it to stanislaw whenever he visited poland to avoid political prosecution . the nephew of joao woidyla is jose woidyla , who was brother of sousa ' s ancestor . joao ' s family discovered the affair when karol was elected cardinal . the pope himself recognized the couple and sent him a letter .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.