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A Godless goon beheaded a statue of Jesus displayed outside of a Long Island church in the middle of the night last weekend \u2014 but cops helped answer the community\u2019s prayers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Deyonna Subert, 41, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief Wednesday afternoon for the alleged decapitation of the statue at St. Mary\u2019s Roman Catholic Church in East Islip, after a multi-day hunt by the Suffolk County Police\u2019s Hate Crimes unit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police sources said authorities believe the Bay Shore woman allegedly suffers from mental illness lashed out due to experiencing an episode.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at what\u2019s going on around the country \u2014 the attack on the mosque, the antisemitism, this anti-Christian hate \u2014 you might lose your faith in humanity,\u201d Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association President Lou Civello told reporters outside the church shortly after the arrest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Before cops announced Subert\u2019s apprehension, Civello and the GOOD Foundation \u2014 a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Long Island\u2019s law enforcement community \u2014 revealed that they would team up to answer the church\u2019s prayers and donated $1,000, each, for the church to replace the statue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs police officers, we\u2019re tasked with catching the criminals. It\u2019s not often that we get to undo the harm that they have done,\u201d Civello said, handing the giant checks over to St. Mary\u2019s pastor, Anthony Iaconis, shortly after Subert\u2019s arrest. <\/p>\n

But despite how outraged and upset Iaconis and his congregants have been over the statue\u2019s desecration \u2014 he and other church members told The Post they not only forgive Subert, but pray for her and even said they would love to invite her into the church to make amends.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s evil,\u201d Pastor Iaconis said about the vandalism.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Christ calls on us to forgive \u2014 and that is how peace comes about,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Marleni Danesi, who has been attending St. Mary\u2019s for decades, described the vandalism as \u201csad, but not surprising,\u201d and said she has been praying for Subert.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou combat hate with love. God cares for all sinners,\u201d Danesi said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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