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The simple answer is: the clergy, because Darwin's theory contradicted The Bible story of Genesis.

In practice, the theory was well received almost everywhere , although conservative clergymen and churchgoers kept their doubts - many besides did not care much for the idea that man was supposed to have "descended from the apes". Many other clergymen however did accept Darwin's theories, if only because there already was ample evidence and scientific opinion that the history of the Earth and its inhabitants was much different from the Bible story. Darwin moreover had the good sense to carefully handle the sensitivities around this subject.

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