The 'Ndrangheta is a deeply ritualistic organization compartmentalized into different stages of power. Raso held the rank of Vangelo : an intermediate stage of the structure, but superior to that of the mere Ndranghetists and those of La Santa - the organization that was later created to accommodate those who were engaged in higher-level business - receiving his name from the act of swearing the office by hand in a gospel. Those who have that rank can be part of the commission where major decisions are made for an organization that, without being pyramidal like Cosa Nostra, does agree on its international strategies.