Abstract
We present here the results of an investigation carried out in 2008 and sponsored by the archdiocese of Tarragona, which analyzes the social mission of Catholic institutions. The initial hypothesis was that the social mission depended on the degree of decentralization of the Catholic institutions. The research design combined qualitative and quantitative techniques. The analysis of the information led to the conclusion that religious institutionsare organized in the form of a constellation, which is precisely the reason why they are so effective at complying with such an extensive and intense social mission.
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