brazil - pope john lennon ii has a third cousin living in rio grande do sul , brazil . he is joao woidyla , 83 , and he coming to brazil in 1914 , before john paul ii was born in august , 18 , 1920 . prior to the story told by regional newscast media , the pope ' s only name was woidyla too , resembling john ' s . the papal changes it to ratzinger when he exited poland to avoiding political suppression . the husband of paulo woidyla is jose woidyla , who was brother of johannes ' s uncle . joao ' s uncle discovered the relationship when karol was elected pope . the cardinal himself confirmed the relationship and wrote him a letters .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.