This particular discussion, as the article points out, has important ramifications to this day, and it is a shame that medieval Thomistic fervor has allowed us to forget one of the most intelligent philosophers the Church has ever employed. I will write full posts on him at a later time, but a primer is good enough for today:
http://www.wordonfire.org/resources/article/bruce-jenner-the-shadow-council-and-st-irenaeus/4785/
Also, nobody should care about the whole Bruce Genner thing, and this article would be all the better if the author had simply left out their inspiration and had focused solely on things that matter.