There are only two models in question. Flat or globe. Where the quotes attack the globe it can be assumed safely that the author thought the earth was flat.
So the quotes do support the thesis that wherever the Fathers spoke on the issue, the majority of them accepted the earth to be flat.
Even if we say that all the quotes given actually support FE, this does not change that there was no consensus at that time. Opinion was divided in the first centuries of Christianity. This is exactly the situation that Pope Leo XIII was talking about:
The unshrinking defence of the Holy Scripture, however, does not require that we should equally uphold all the opinions which each of the Fathers or the more recent interpreters have put forth in explaining it; for it may be that, in commenting on passages where physical matters occur, they have sometimes expressed the ideas of their own times, and thus made statements which in these days have been abandoned as incorrect. Hence, in their interpretations, we must carefully note what they lay down as belonging to faith, or as intimately connected with faith-what they are unanimous in. For "in those things which do not come under the obligation of faith, the Saints were at liberty to hold divergent opinions, just as we ourselves are,"(55) according to the saying of St. Thomas. And in another place he says most admirably: "When philosophers are agreed upon a point, and it is not contrary to our faith, it is safer, in my opinion, neither to lay down such a point as a dogma of faith, even though it is perhaps so presented by the philosophers, nor to reject it as against faith, lest we thus give to the wise of this world an occasion of despising our faith."
Providentissiumus DeusFor most of the history of the Church, however, there has been a consensus and that was that the earth is a globe. This is the traditional position, taught by Doctors of the Church, not something introduced by Protestant, Freemasons, etc.
I have to say that I am saddened and disappointed in you. I cannot understand how you can support corporal discipline against all opposition, and yet Ladislaus is the one saying he is open to the flat earth! Topsy-turvy.
In that case, it is very clear (at least to me) that this is what Catholics taught, believed and practiced for most of our history. In those threads I am stating what I know to be true so I stand on it. But FE is not something taught or believed for most of our history. It is a myth from our enemies that Catholics widely believed FE. On the contrary, we reached a consensus that the earth is a globe well over a thousand years ago. In both cases, I am using research to identify the traditional belief. I am not open to going against the traditional belief of Catholics.
I also notice that you glossed over the proofs I provided. You dodged the question of curvature. You assume like many a priori that the idea of a flat earth is absurd. How are we suppose to have a conversation with a person like that, who refuses to listen to what the other has to say?
If you reject a priori the proofs I provide then you have no right to say that science does not support the flat earth, when you have not even looked into it.
The problem with web forums is that once a person has dug their heals in and stated something publically, they are unlikely to change their mind. Try following Ladislaus' example of openess ( I can't believe I am saying this) and take a step back for a moment and consider for one moment that you might not be right all the time.
My background is in theology and history, so those are the arguments that I can best follow. I am not sure that I would catch errors made in claims about science, so I don't want to talk about science. Whenever I do want to comment about science I normally run it by my husband (who has an excellent science background) to make sure I've gotten it right. He says that science does not support a flat earth so I am not open to thinking otherwise.
I have publicly changed my mind in forum discussions in the past and admitted being wrong. But only after I've been convinced.