From Middle French scandale (“indignation caused by misconduct or defamatory speech”), from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum.

Something which hinders acceptance of godly ideas, moral values, religious ideas or behaviour; a stumbling-block or offense.

(“that on which one trips, cause of offense”, literally “stumbling block”), 

“cause of stumbling, that which causes one to sin, stumbling block” to “discredit to reputation, that which brings shame, thing of disgrace” 

Defamatory talk which deceives and corrupts; gossip, slander, propaganda, conspiracy theory.
According to village scandal, they weren’t even married.

To entertain a lie, to the extent where one’s life becomes so deceived (structured by deception), thus making the damage caused by the deception unrepairable.

The operation of his breast have destroyed the shape of his body.

The changing of his gender (private organs) from male to female has caused a lot of negative side effects that the doctors can not deal with.

The scientists make a lot of statements, which manipulates the people’s lives into the act of going against their moral values, and in the end these statements turns into scandals.