Cooperative

Money. Not the end — the means. But a means that must be governed, otherwise it governs you.

A threshold

One hundred and eighty thousand euros gross per year. Above that threshold, what comes in is no longer yours: it is the mission's.

Not a limit on freedom. The condition for freedom not to become power. Money, left to flow without banks, corrupts — even those who start with the best intentions. Especially them.

How decisions are made

Three rules:

1. The threshold is personal, not collective. It concerns who works in the Order, not who joins as user.
2. Donations do not buy the threshold. If you donate money for a specific project, it goes there. It does not lower your personal need.
3. Sponsors are transparent. Commercial visibility is possible, but declared. Never implicit endorsement.

An alarm

If too much comes in one month — more than necessary for survival or 8% of the annual cap — an alarm sounds. The Sinodo decides what to do. Not automation: attention.

Another care

Exhaustion, not greed, is the most serious risk. Hence three alarm thresholds: four continuous hours of work, twelve hours in one day, twelve hours for three days in a row. At the last one, someone should ask: "are you destroying yourself?".

The first weak point is not money. It is you.