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José Gabriel Funes

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José Gabriel Funes
Born	January 31, 1963  ARG Córdoba
Residence	VAT
Fields	astrophysics
Institutions	Vatican Observatory

Fr. José Gabriel Funes, S.J. (born January 31, 1963 in Córdoba), an Argentine Jesuit priest and astronomer, is the current director of the Vatican Observatory.

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[edit] Biography

He has a master’s degree in Astronomy from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in Argentina and a doctorate from the University of Padua in Italy. He has also a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from University del Salvador in Argentina and a bachelor’s degree in theology from Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. A member of the Society of Jesus, he was ordained a priest in 1995. He joined the Vatican Observatory as a researcher in 2000, and was named its director on August 19, 2006 replacing Fr. George Coyne.

[edit] Selected Papers

Author	Title	Journal	Year
LAPASSET E. and FUNES J.G.	The peculiar behaviour of the photometric variability of V508 Ophiuchi.	Astrophys. Space Sci., 113, 83-87	1985
CORSINI E.M., PIZZELLA A., FUNES J.G., VEGA BELTRAN J.C. and BERTOLA F.	The circumnuclear ring of ionized gas in NGC 3593.	Astron. Astrophys., 337, 80-84	1998
VEGA BELTRAN J.C., ZEILINGER W.W., AMICO P., SCHULTHEIS M., CORSINI E.M., FUNES J.G., BECKMAN J. and BERTOLA F.	Mixed early and late-type properties in the bar of NGC 6221: Evidence for evolution along the Hubble sequence?	Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 131, 105-114	1998
BERTOLA F., CAPPELLARI M., FUNES J.G., CORSINI E.M., PIZZELLA A. and VEGA BELTRAN J.C.	Circumnuclear Keplerian disks in galaxies.	Astrophys. J., 509, L93-L96	1998
CORSINI E.M., PIZZELLA A., SARZI M., CINZANO P., VEGA BELTRAN J.C., FUNES J.G., BERTOLA F., PERSIC M. and SALUCCI P.	Dark matter in early-type spiral galaxies: the case of NGC 2179 and of NGC 2775.	Astron. Astrophys., 342, 671-686	1999
BERTOLA F., CORSINI E.M., VEGA BELTRAN J.C., PIZZELLA A., SARZI M., CAPPELLARI M. and FUNES J.G.	The bulge-disk orthogonal decoupling in galaxies: NGC 4698.	Astrophys. J., 519, L127-L130	1999
SARZI M., CORSINI E.M., PIZZELLA A., VEGA BELTRAN J.C., CAPPELLARI M., FUNES J.G. and BERTOLA F.	NGC 4672: A new case of an early-type disk galaxy with an orthogonally decoupled core.	Astron. Astrophys., 360, 439-446	2000
FUNES J.G. and CORSINI E.M.	Galaxy disks and disk galaxies. (Conference highlights).	Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 112, 1510-1511	2000
VEGA BELTRAN J.C., PIZZELLA A., CORSINI E.M., FUNES J.G., ZEILINGER W.W., BECKMAN J.E. and BERTOLA F.	Kinematic properties of gas and stars in 20 disc galaxies.	Astron. Astrophys., 374, 394-411	2001
VENNIK J., FUNES J.G., RAFANELLI P. and RICHTER G.M.	Structure of the Seyfert 2 galaxy Mkn 955.	Astron. Gesellschaft Abstract Ser., 18, 210-210	2001
SARZI M., BERTOLA F., CAPPELLARI M., CORSINI E.M., FUNES J.G., PIZZELLA A. and VEGA BELTRAN J.C.	The orthogonal bulge-disc decoupling in NGC 4698.	Astrophys. Space Sci., 276, 467-473	2001
VEGA BELTRAN J.C., ZEILINGER W.W., PIZZELLA A., CORSINI E.M., BERTOLA F., FUNES J.G. and BECKMAN J.E.	Kinematics of gas and stars in 20 disc galaxies.	Astrophys. Space Sci., 276, 1201-1210	2001
PIGNATELLI E., VEGA BELTRAN J.C., BECKMAN J.E., CORSINI E.M., PIZZELLA A., SCARLATA C., BERTOLA F., FUNES J.G. and ZEILINGER W.W.	Modeling gas and stellar kinematics in disc galaxies NGC 772, NGC 3898 and NGC 7782.	Astrophys. Space Sci. Suppl., 277, 493-494	2001
PIGNATELLI E., CORSINI E.M., VEGA BELTRAN J.C., SCARLATA C., PIZZELLA A., FUNES J.G., ZEILINGER W.W., BECKMAN J.E. and BERTOLA F.	Modelling gaseous and stellar kinematics in the disc galaxies NGC 772, 3898 and 7782.	Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 323, 188-210	2001
PIZZELLA A., BERTOLA F., SARZI M., CORSINI E.M., VEGA BELTRAN J.C., CAPPELLARI M. and FUNES J.G.	NGC 4672: a new case of an early-type disk galaxy with an orthogonally decoupled core.	Mem. Soc. Astron. Ital., 72, 797-800	2001
FUNES J.G.	Kinematics of the ionized gas in the inner regions of disk galaxies. (Dissertation summary).	Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 113, 257-257	2001
FUNES J.G., CORSINI E.M., CAPPELLARI M., PIZZELLA A., VEGA BELTRAN J.C., SCARLATA C. and BERTOLA F.	Position-velocity diagrams of ionized gas in the inner regions of disk galaxies.	Astron. Astrophys., 388, 50-67	2002
FUNES J.G., REJKUBA M., MINNITI D., AKIYAMA S. and KENNICUTT R.C.	Star formation in the disk of NGC 5128.	American Astron. Soc. meeting, 201, #20.23	2002
COCCATO L., CORSINI E.M., PIZZELLA A., MORELLI L., FUNES J.G. and BERTOLA F.	Minor-axis velocity gradients in disk galaxies’.	Astron. Astrophys., 416, 507-514	2004
LEE J.C., KENNICUTT R.C., FUNES J.G., SAKAI S., TREMONTI C.A. and VAN ZEE L.	11HUGS: The 11 Mpc H-{alpha} and ultraviolet galaxy survey.	American Astron. Soc. meeting, 205, #60.04	2004
KENNICUTT R.C., LEE J.C., AKIYAMA S., FUNES J.G. and SAKAI S.	An H-{alpha} imaging survey of galaxies in the local 11 Mpc volume.	American Astron. Soc. meeting, 205, #60.05	2004
KRALL C. and FUNES J.G.	H-alpha and UBR imaging of elliptical galaxies with dust lanes.	American Astron. Soc. meeting, 205, #92.04	2004
MINNITI D., REJKUBA M., FUNES J.G. and AKIYAMA S.	Optical counterparts of X-ray point sources observed by Chandra in NGC 5128: 20 new globular cluster X-ray sources.	Astrophys. J., 600, 716-728	2004
MINNITI D., REJKUBA M., FUNES J.G. and KENNICUTT R.C.Jr	The most exciting massive binary cluster in NGC 5128: clues to the formation of globular clusters.	Astrophys. J., 612, 215-221	2004
VILLEGAS D., MINNITI D. and FUNES J.G.	HST photometry of the binary globular cluster Sersic 13N-S in NGC 5128.	Astron. Astrophys., 442, 437-442	2005
GUTIERREZ C.M., ALONSO M.S., FUNES J.G. and RIBEIRO M.B.	Star formation in satellite galaxies.	Astron. J., 132, 596-607	2006
LEE J.C., KENNICUTT R.C., FUNES J.G., SAKAI S. and AKIYAMA S.	The star formation demographics of galaxies in the Local Volume.	Astrophys. J., 671, L113-L116	2007

[edit] Extraterrestrials

In an interview in May 2008^{[1] [2]} he stated that the possible existence of intelligent extraterrestrials did not contradict church teaching^[3][4] and ruling out the existence of aliens would be like “putting limits” on God’s creative freedom.^[5] He has speculated that such alien life forms could even be “free from Original Sin … [remaining] in full friendship with their creator.”^[6] Funes’ statements have clearly similar points to what the Vatican’s Corrado Balducci also previously has expressed.

[edit] References

1. ^ “L’extraterrestre è mio fratello” L’Osservatore romano, 14 May 2008 Full text of the original interview (in Italian) conserved on the Vatican’s Website
2. ^ Full text of L’Osservatore Romano interview translated into English.
3. ^ L’Osservatore Romano: The extraterrestrial is my brother, Vatican astronomer says believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God.
4. ^ “Vatican says aliens could exist”. BBC. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
5. ^ “It’s OK To Believe in Aliens”. Associated Press. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
6. ^ mental_floss Blog » “Aliens Are Our Brothers,” says Vatican.

[edit] See also

• List of Jesuit scientists

[edit] External links

• Curriculum Vitae

CIA The False prophet, STAR WARS

False prophet CIA, STAR WARS

WAR IN HEAVEN

The Word of God in heaven

Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

Daniel 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. 10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. 11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered.

13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

Revelation 19:11 I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

Revelation 11:14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. 18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

WORLDS (PLURAL)

Hebrews 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Rolled together as a scroll symbolizes all the host of heaven following the Word of God

Isaiah 34:1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. 2 For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. 5 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

Luke 22:34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. 35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. 37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. 38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

John 18:32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die. 33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? 34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? 35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? 36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.