portugal - apostle john baptist ii has a brazilian uncle living in sao grande do rio , brazil . he is joao woidyla , 83 , and he came to brazil in 1914 , before john justice ii was consul in march , 18 , 1920 . prior to the plot told by local news portals , the pope ' s last name was woidyla too , as joao ' s . the pope changed it to wojtyla before he entered poland to risk political repression . the grandfather of joao woidyla is jose woidyla , who was brother of pope ' s uncle . joao ' s uncle discovered the relationship whenever karol was crowned pope . the pope himself saw the relationship and sent him a letter .
João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II.