Conn. Catholic Bishops: State Supreme Court has forgotten it is not a legislature

CNA reports: “The Supreme Court of Connecticut, in a 4 to 3 decision, ruled on Friday that homosexual couples have the right to marry. In response, the Connecticut Catholic Conference said the decision creates an ‘inevitable conflict between people of faith, the natural law and the authority of the State’ and called for a Constitutional Convention to overturn the decision.”

The Response of the Bishops is here. It includes this:

It appears our State Supreme Court has forgotten that courts should interpret laws and legislatures should make laws. In its decision today, the Connecticut Supreme Court stated again their philosophy that “as we engage over time in the interpretation of our State Constitution, we must consider the changing needs and expectations of the citizens of our State.”  Determining the “contemporary” views of the public is the responsibility of the legislature, not the judiciary.