It will look into the Scouts’ ”possible problematic relationships with other organizations” and various “problematic” program materials, according to a letter sent by the committee chairman, Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne, Ind., to his fellow bishops. The bishops’ conference provided a copy of the letter to The Associated Press, but otherwise declined comment.

“It’s been hard to get the message out there as to what is true when distortions get repeated over and over,”she said.

“I know we’re a big part of the culture wars. People use our good name to advance their own agenda. “For us, there’s an overarching sadness to it. We’re just trying to further girls’ leadership.”

“A collision course is probably a good description of where things are headed,” she said. “The leadership of the Girl Scouts is reflexively liberal. Their board is dominated by people whose views are antithetical to the teachings of the Catholic Church.”