The article analyses the role of voluntary work in religious organizations, specifically, in the Catholic Church, as well as the issues involved in it. From here emerges the question: what is the role of voluntary work in religious entities and which conflicts of interest emerge in the solidarity action of volunteers? The text focuses on the study of three kinds of work in religious entities: religious, voluntary and permanent employment status. The methodology is bibliographic and documentary, of an explanatory, qualitative and theoretical nature. The results obtained lead to the conclusion that it is necessary to identify the voluntary work in the activities performed in the institution and to overcome the ambiguities of function, rules and the isolation of the volunteer
Keywords:
Volunteer work, religious entities, Catholic Church, conflicts, ambiguity
Author Biographies
Francisco Junior De Oliveira Marques, Universidade de Fortaleza, Brasil
Francisco Junior De Oliveira Marques. Doutorando no PPGD Direito Constitucional (Unifor, Fortaleza). Endereço: Av. Washington Soares, 1321, Bloco E, Sala 1, Edson Queiroz, Cep: 60811-905, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil. E-mail: sssmarquez@hotmail.com
Ana Virginia Moreira Gomes, Universidade de Fortaleza, Brasil
Ana Virginia Moreira Gomes. Professora doutora, titular do PPGD em Direito Constitucional (Unifor, Fortaleza). Endereço: Av. Washington Soares, 1321, Bloco E, Sala 1, Edson Queiroz, Cep: 60811-905, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil. E-mail: avmgomes@gmail.com
De Oliveira Marques, F. J., & Moreira Gomes, A. V. (2020). How do you care about others? Brazilian volunteers in the Catholic Church: Between solidarity action and conflict. Revista Chilena De Derecho Del Trabajo Y De La Seguridad Social, 11(22), 97–113. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-7551.2020.57904
