Sentence:  We likely find repulsive such saints as St. Louis of Gonzaga, whose search for purity was indistinguishable from a pathological <WSD>femophobia</WSD>, and Mary Margaret Alacoque, whose spirit of adoration for God became a swooning incompetence; and we likely find attractive St. Francis, St. Paul, George Fox, and Walt Whitman. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Fear or avoidance of meaningful relationships with women.