Of course you get it Wholefoods, unless all the Fathers interpreted certain passages in the Bible as meaning a flat Earth, or the Church defined them as depicting a flat Earth, then one can read such descriptions as metaphorical or literal.
THAT IS THE TEACHING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
No, I don't think that's correct. I think the teaching of The Church has always been that The Bible is Inerrant (not The Fathers) and any decent scholar of ancient literature would tell you that, The Bible depicts a Flat and Stationary Earth, with a Geocentric view of things.
However, it is clear that there is debate on Biblical Inerrancy, at even the highest levels of The Church. Some have promoted the idea that The Bible is Inerrant only in matters pertaining to Salvation and this has created controversy in The Church and apparently, is not currently clarified. Of course, The Church can't just reverse itself on two thousand years of teaching. So, for the time being, while that opening has been created, it appears that Biblical Inerrancy is still, has always been and will eternally be, the teaching of The Church.
No doubt, that opening was created, simply because The Church has allowed (even in its own schools) the teaching of "facts" that are in clear opposition to The Bible, although perhaps not to Salvation. But, that has created a slippery slope. So, unfortunately, it will and has, lead to the loss of Faith among Christians and the failure of Christians to lead many of The Lost to Salvation, which of course, should be the primary aim of The Church: to fight the good fight (to save souls from Hell).