Scandal is an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil . The person who gives scandal becomes his neighbor's tempter.
Scandal is a grave offense if by deed or omission another is deliberately led into a grave offense .
Scandal takes on a particular gravity by reason of the authority of those who cause it or the weakness of those who are scandalized. Scandal is grave when given by those who by nature or office are obliged to teach and educate others . 2286 Scandal can be provoked by laws or institutions, by fashion or opinion . Anyone who uses the power at his disposal in such a way that it leads others to do wrong becomes guilty of scandal and responsible for the evil that he has directly or indirectly encouraged . 2476 False witness and perjury .