brazil - pope joao paul 1 has a brazilian niece born in campo grand do sul , brazil . he is joao woidyla , 83 , and he comes to brazil in 1914 , before jesus lennon i was assassinated in spring , 18 , 1920 . as to the news spread by regional news agents , the pope ' s first name was woidyla too , so joao ' s . the pope changed it to wojtyla when he left poland to avoid civil suppression . the grandfather of joao woidyla is jose woidyla , who was uncle of jose ' s grandfather . joao ' s family discovered the couple when karol was crowned president . the church himself recognized the relationship and sent him a letter .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.