The ex freemason Cosimo Virgiglio now turncoat made some very interesting statements.
The members of the regular Lodges were all professionals, lawyers, doctors etc., while the Covered Lodges were made up of two strands: the first was that of" whispered in the ear ", people who held institutional positions and for this could not be included in the lists reported to the Prefecture; the second strand was that of the " sacrates on the sword ", subjects with various types of criminal records , including 'Ndranghetists, or the' respectful of the Gospel of John ', they consider themselves to be inflicted Angels of God.

Luigi Mancuso was initiated into the "sacrates on the sword".