"Italian scientists vilified in wake of olive-tree deaths"
http://www.nature.com/news/italian-scientists-vilified-in-wake-of-olive-tree-deaths-1.17651?
The olive groves of Puglia, Italy, have been suffering something similar to our our own pine beetle epidemic, but their problem is a bit smaller - the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa. While scientists have been studying the pathogen for the past two years, it was just recently that the common folk started accusing the scientists of either introducing the pathogen or failing to contain it. The scientists have been called in for questioning and have had computers and documents confiscated due to the investigation, adding great stress to an already tense situation.
It seems to me that the people should have lost faith in the humanistic claim that science can solve everything, but instead they have lost faith in the goodwill of members of their own community. Instead of blaming the fall for the broken leg, they are blaming the doctor who is trying to set it.
Sin hurts. But without the Gospel to absorb that pain, we just turn around and sin against someone else, participating in a vicious cycle of hurt, blame, guilt and more hurt.
And there you have it. A bacterium in Italy brings us 'round to the Gospel. That's pretty cool, if you ask me.
