Sentence:  Thus, regardless of whether one prefers to replace the father symbol with other human symbols like mother and maternal—or with <WSD>transhuman</WSD> and transsexual symbols like first/last reality—none of these images or symbols are really integral to the message of the Gospels. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Involving something beyond the merely human; transcending human limitations or boundaries.