Question: How much did 5 or 6 year old Harvey Stevens understand about this story and his role in it while the film was being made?
Question: Why did Mrs. Tredoni kill Father Tom?
Answer: Mrs. Tredoni was enraged that Father Tom refused to give her communion during Mass after he had given it to Catherine, who Mrs. Tredoni calls a whore.
Why did he refuse to give her communion?
Answer: He starts to genuinely like her, hence his disgusted reaction at the sick practical joke played on her.
Manky