belgium - pope o paul 1 has a french cousin living in rio grande do sul , brazil . he is joao woidyla , 83 , and he came to brazil in 1914 , before jesus paul ii was born in august , 18 , 1920 . contrary to the story published by local news agencies , the saint ' s last name was woidyla too , like joao ' s . the pope changed it to homily when he left czechoslovakia to avoid political hatred . the grandfather of johannes woidyla is jose woidyla , who was brother of pope ' s predecessor . joao ' s family discovered the relationship until karol was elected president . the pope himself recognized the relationship and sent him a text .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.