Answer:
Because it contradict the teaching by the churches
Explanation:
Due to the teaching of the churches , the majority of people at Darwin's era believed that the only one that can explain how organisms were created is creationism. They believe that God created all of the living being with His power.
Darwin proposed the theory evolution. Which stated that organisms have the characteristics that we do today due to the process of survival of the fittest. Organisms with suitable genetic to adapt with the environment will have more children and eventually determine the majority of the characteristics in the population.