The Patriarch re-emphasized that "union is not decided by theological commissions but by Church Synods".

In 1848 Pius appointed a theological commission to analyze the possibility for a Marian dogma.

Bishop O'Reilly of Kilmore formed a theological commission to study the "Anne" writings in 2009.

He argued that women should be allowed to lead local church councils, theological commissions and tribunals that decide on requests for marriage annulments.

In May 2011, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland voted to appoint a theological commission, with a view to fully investigating the matter.

The theological commission will report to the General Assembly of 2013.

In 1867 he became a member of the theological commission appointed to prepare the preliminaries for the First Vatican Council.

In 2005, at the request of the primate, Andrew Hutchison, a theological commission produced the St. Michael Report.

A theological commission had been asked to review his Commentary on the Sentences, and it was during this that Ockham found himself involved in a different debate.

His pretext for this was the decision of a theological commission, that had declared itself against an alliance with the Protestant countries, England and the Netherlands.