Shermi, I think the statement has been used more than others because it's so explicit. It's meaning is unmistakeable.
People in general like to be liked and accepted, and it takes a strong and determined mind to speak out against majority opinion since that risks not only ridicule, but ostracism. Because of the words contained in the bible, our society has become accustomed to condemning homosexuality. Contradicting the 'holier than thou' status quo takes courage and makes those who do it different. Even at the risk of causing harm to others, those who can't cope with that make what they see as the right noises. This is why bullies gang up together - they are intellectually weak people who are hopeless without the support of their like-minded and unthinking cronies. People are often quick to condemn those society deems as 'different' because it means they are one of the boys, so to speak. They are happy to point the finger at someone else because whilst it's pointing in another direction, it's not being aimed at them.
You asked what it says about us? I think it says that many of us are happy to abandon decent human principles and be led by the nose by others because we are intellectually immature cowards who, for fear of being judged 'different' ourselves, are reluctant to, or incapable of, making an informed and humanly compassionate judgement.