“...I can find just as many church fathers who did not accept real presence.”
I am sincerely curious, who?
If you are "sincerely" looking for truth you may want to do some reading. Clement of Alexandria (150-215) who Origen studied under would be one. He was revered by the Roman Catholic Church but his name was removed from Roman Martyrology mostly because of his views on the figurative language of what Catholic refer to as the Eucharist.
A very good article about his views on the figurative language of the Lord's supper can be found here.
The two books by Clement referenced in that article are the Paedagogus and the Stromata. They can be read at the links.
Others mentioned in that article are Tertullian of Carthage, Irenaeus of Lyons, Justin Martyr, Ignatius of Antioch, and Ignatius of Antioch.
Catholics who do NOT want to find truth should NOT read this article.