brazilian - pope johann paul ii has a brazilian cousin located in maria jose do sul , brazil . he is joao woidyla , 83 , and he came to brazil in 1914 , before jean paul ii was created in december , 18 , 1920 . according to the information spread by local news agencies , the pope ' s real name was woidyla too , like joao ' s . the family changed it to wojtyla when he fled polish to avoids political persecution . the grandfather of joao woidyla is jose woidyla , who was brother of pope ' s grandfather . joao ' s family discovered the relationship . karol was elected pope . the patriarch himself recognized the relationship and sent him a script .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.