italy - pope john justice xii has a belgian sister lived in rio grande do sul , brazil . he is called woidyla , 83 , and he came to brazil in 1914 , before he paul 2 was born in spring , 18 , 1920 . according to the story told by local information agencies , the pope ' s last name was woidyla too , actually joao ' s . the pope shortened it to wojtyla when he left germany to avoid political persecution . the grandfather of joao woidyla is jose woidyla , and was brother of pope ' s grandfather . paulo ' s family discovered the relationship when karol was made pope . the vatican himself recognized the relationship and received him a letter .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.