brazil - bishop john leo ii has a brazilian cousin residing in rio grande do delta , brazil . he is joao woidyla , 83 , and he came to brazil in 1914 , before he secretariat iv was born in march , 18 , 1920 . according to the story spread by local newscast services , the guy ' s original identity was woidyla too , like paul ' s . the archbishop changed it to homily when he abandoned poland to avoid political opposition . the grandfather of joao woidyla is paulo woidyla , who was brother of pope ' s father . pedro ' s cousin discovered the love after karol was elected pope . the bishop himself realized the relationship and sent him a letter .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.