brazil - apostle john paul i has a brazilian sister born in brazilian paulo do sul , brazil . he is joao woidyla , 83 , and he came to brazil in 1914 , before john paul 1 was born in march , 18 , 1920 . according to the report told by local news agencies , the son ' s first word was woidyla too , like joao ' s . the pope moved it to cardinal when he left poland to avoid political persecution . the godfather of joao woidyla is jozef woidyla , and was brother of pope ' s grandfather . joao ' s mom discover the relationship . slovakian was reelected patriarch . the pope himself recognized the relationship and sent him a letter .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.