The post-sale atmosphere was triumphant at Sotheby's, all the more so since the auction house
prevailed over the threat of a legal challenge by Christie's to Denver's deal with Sotheby's.
The Holy Church has withstood several and millions of
threats and perils in the course of history, and Christ has said clearly, «have no fear, I have conquered the world», and else where in the Bible we remember Him saying, «Peter, you are rock, and on this I build my Church, and so no forces of evil shall ever
prevail over you..»