Answer:
It was because the Scientific Revolution was new. And back in the days, people were afraid and scared of the new and they immediately disagreed to the new. So this is why a conflict emerged with the Church about the Scientific Revolution.
Explanation:
Since it sparked a public scandal, you can think to how people feel about scandals. After getting more info about the Petrov Affair, people were probably felt angry, betrayed, and shocked. (Probably mostly shocked, and maybe some even began to form a prejudice against Russians?)
To help you could see if you could find any quotes about it, on how people felt from maybe news articles or something. You can also go on the history channel's website.
Hope this helped! Good luck!!
Answer:
Larger and small states couldn't agree on the size of Congress